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by Jeanne Reames
Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:17 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
Replies: 33
Views: 26360

Re: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open

Did you finally get your copy, I hope?
by Jeanne Reames
Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:37 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
Replies: 33
Views: 26360

Re: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open

There's at least one other person in your shoes. I just posted notices on my social media. I contacted Riptide, things look as if they are fine on their end, and I know of at least one person who HAS received his/her copy. But they asked if you have NOT to please contact them directly, so they can g...
by Jeanne Reames
Sat Oct 19, 2019 5:31 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
Replies: 33
Views: 26360

Re: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open

It should be released before midnight tonight. That's ebook. If you ordered a paper copy, then it'll come by mail, although I'm not entirely sure. It *should* have been mailed to arrive today, but I'm not entirely sure. (Riptide has been very unclear about ordering paper copies in advance, including...
by Jeanne Reames
Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:13 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Date of Alexander's Birth
Replies: 55
Views: 444770

Re: The Date of Alexander's Birth

Andrew, from what I understand, the Harvard folks already allowed for all those issues. They looked at the new moon in July of 356, as Badian asked, and calculated 6 days from that, arriving at July 19th. No need to worry about various calendars if you're starting with the new moon using our modern ...
by Jeanne Reames
Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:51 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Date of Alexander's Birth
Replies: 55
Views: 444770

Re: The Date of Alexander's Birth

Exactly, Sean. It's a muddled mess. Pick a date, any date.... (Not quite, but.) Well, any date except July 20. ha.
by Jeanne Reames
Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:51 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Date of Alexander's Birth
Replies: 55
Views: 444770

Re: The Date of Alexander's Birth

FWIW, some decades ago, Ernst Badian went over to the Harvard astronomy department, and asked them to calculate when the 6th of Loos would have been, in 356. Turns out it was July 19th. (This is somewhere in a footnote in one of his 200+ articles, ha. I'd thought it was in his "Greeks & Mac...
by Jeanne Reames
Thu Jul 25, 2019 5:48 am
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Pella tombstone
Replies: 1
Views: 4778

Re: Pella tombstone

My student, Ann Haverkost, is currently working on an excellent thesis about Macedonian tombstones. Obviously, I don't want to post her conclusions until it's been defended, but I hope (and believe) she will be publishing some portions of it, and some of her conclusions. :-)
by Jeanne Reames
Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:02 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)
Replies: 39
Views: 32141

Re: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)

FWIW, there is also a second interview that I did with Patrick Garvey for Ancient Heroes, available here:
http://ancientheroes.net/blog/dancing-w ... -interview

They cover somewhat different questions. (Malcolm had seen Patrick's, so they didn't overlap.)
by Jeanne Reames
Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:35 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Historical inaccuracies
Replies: 10
Views: 12701

Re: Historical inaccuracies

Thank you for your answer ' I actually consulted several Greek -speaking friends ' '' Then choose your friends more carefully" Well, considering a couple of them are colleagues and have PhDs in Greek/Macedonian history and teach at unis there, I did consider carefully. I stopped reading when i...
by Jeanne Reames
Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:19 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)
Replies: 39
Views: 32141

Re: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)

Have no idea, and won't until I get a royalty cheque. :-)
by Jeanne Reames
Wed Jul 17, 2019 2:03 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Historical inaccuracies
Replies: 10
Views: 12701

Re: Historical inaccuracies

From the author's note (at the end of book 2): "Regarding the dialogue, Classical Greek is an elegant language, conversation impossible to render accurately without sounding stilted. This left me with two choices: write something that would send readers into fits of giggles or adopt a more mode...
by Jeanne Reames
Sun Jul 14, 2019 6:54 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)
Replies: 39
Views: 32141

Re: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)

Thanks, Alexias. As noted, I'm trying to see if the only people who got the "wrong" cover (not the one they wanted) all pre-ordered. Right now, that's what it's looking like.

Anybody else order the hardcopy (not ebook), and if so, which cover did you get and when did you order it?
by Jeanne Reames
Sat Jul 13, 2019 11:35 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)
Replies: 39
Views: 32141

Re: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)

Excellent. Glad to hear that. I emailed them yesterday evening, and they've already got it fixed, so that's wonderful news. And I'm glad you got the cover you wanted. Out of curiosity, when did you order it? Was it a pre-order or did you order it after it's official release on July 1? (I'm trying to...
by Jeanne Reames
Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:45 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)
Replies: 39
Views: 32141

Re: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)

Moving back to this one. The novel has been out for a bit, and if folks are interested, there are several reviews on Goodreads, all from people I don't know, so don't worry, the deck isn't stacked with "friends and family." Ha. The current aggregate is a 4.32, nothing below 3 stars, but ob...
by Jeanne Reames
Thu Jul 04, 2019 1:09 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Power causes Brain Damage?
Replies: 6
Views: 3863

Re: Power causes Brain Damage?

Hi, Sikander. Sorry for the slow response (book stuff). In any case, I think you make some good points here, particularly about differences in how one came to power between now and then. I definitely don't think Alex was a psychopath (although I think some of my colleagues might argue that point, ha...