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by Jeanne Reames
Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:19 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Map of Alexander's campaign in Balkans
Replies: 8
Views: 4467

Re: Map of Alexander's campaign in Balkans

Hey, Delos -- Let us know what you think of the palace. It was still closed when I was there. Looked like they were bringing in big ashlar blocks, which made me a bit nervous. Hope they open the theatre again, too. I haven't been inside that since 1997!
by Jeanne Reames
Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:36 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Map of Alexander's campaign in Balkans
Replies: 8
Views: 4467

Re: Map of Alexander's campaign in Balkans

Alexias, thank you. I've downloaded that to add to my Power-point the next time I teach the ATG class.
by Jeanne Reames
Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:32 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Map of Alexander's campaign in Balkans
Replies: 8
Views: 4467

Re: Map of Alexander's campaign in Balkans

FWIW, I'd love to have one of these too. One of the more under-reported periods of ATG's campaign.
by Jeanne Reames
Thu Mar 28, 2019 5:01 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Alexander and Ptolomy brothers?
Replies: 9
Views: 15283

Re: Alexander and Ptolomy brothers?

Ack, thanks, Alexias. I've been covered up lately. I will try to get back to this. My chief concern is that Karanos is in *no* other historical text, plus "Karanos" is a weird name for a royal. Justin does sometimes have info other texts don't (especially for Philip's time in Thrace), but ...
by Jeanne Reames
Sat Mar 23, 2019 6:15 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Alexander and Ptolomy brothers?
Replies: 9
Views: 15283

Re: Alexander and Ptolomy brothers?

I've never read an argument that Justin's Karanos was other than Kleopatra's son: I'm at home, so can't run to John Yardley's translation to check, but I NEVER had the impression Karanos was a boy or teen. Also Justin's "brothers" is certainly wrong, as even if he killed Karanos (assuming ...
by Jeanne Reames
Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:21 pm
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Alexander and Ptolomy brothers?
Replies: 9
Views: 15283

Re: Alexander and Ptolomy brothers?

I agree that I the story of Ptolemy's bastard status was almost certainly made up later, probably by Ptolemy Keranos. That said, Alexander only killed Amyntas and the two younger Lynkestian princes--the dangerous ones (e.g., the possible rivals). Arrhidaios wasn't a threat, but Alexander almost cert...
by Jeanne Reames
Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:04 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Alexander died of GBS?
Replies: 2
Views: 2593

Re: Alexander died of GBS?

I saw this, and found it interesting. One of the theories for his death by typhoid includes ascending paralysis, which came to the same conclusion: he didn't die on July 10th. But he was certainly dead by the time the embalmers were done with him. (God, I hope he couldn't feel anything anymore and w...
by Jeanne Reames
Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:01 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)
Replies: 39
Views: 32115

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

I have seen the ARC (advance review copy) for book I ( Becoming ). It exists! It's going out to review readers soonish. My niece has done a fantastic map, in the 19th Century map style, which I think readers will really enjoy, but I haven't seen the final cover art yet (the cover on the ARC is just ...
by Jeanne Reames
Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:47 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: National Geographic special on the tomb of Alexander
Replies: 3
Views: 3054

National Geographic special on the tomb of Alexander

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/02/lost-tomb-alexander-great/?fbclid=IwAR0n_nf91u5_UJV-CFwPBf1hS_aB88JzMbIVJ3BInrZeUBYb8YkOZBPnVIc Just in case some of you haven't already seen this. In the US, Monday (3/4) at 10 eastern/9 central on the National Geographic Channel, there's a premie...
by Jeanne Reames
Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:03 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: A Novel About Alexander?
Replies: 7
Views: 9258

Re: A Novel About Alexander?

Good luck, ness. Just believe in yourself and what you're doing, and go in assuming it might take a long while.
by Jeanne Reames
Tue Feb 12, 2019 2:46 am
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Bronze
Replies: 7
Views: 7146

Re: Bronze

Cool. Thank you.
by Jeanne Reames
Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:31 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: A Novel About Alexander?
Replies: 7
Views: 9258

Re: A Novel About Alexander?

Hi, ness -- What Derek already told you is painfully true. I've got several good friends who've been publishing in SFF for years, and not only is it hard to break in, the rules change constantly, and the ebook market has upended everything. The midlist is dead, and it's harder and harder to market b...
by Jeanne Reames
Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:44 am
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Bronze
Replies: 7
Views: 7146

Re: Bronze

I was going to ask where that was. Alexias, did the placard ID it other than place and date?
by Jeanne Reames
Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:42 am
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Pella c1910
Replies: 1
Views: 4469

Re: Pella c1910

Cool. And as for the mounds, hard to say. There's no indication where exactly this is, whether over the current archaeological site, the western cemetary, or where the current modern town is. I assume the latter, but who knows?
by Jeanne Reames
Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:09 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Steven Pressfield's new Alexander novel
Replies: 55
Views: 47073

Re: Steven Pressfield's new Alexander novel

re: nicknames ... it's correct that many English speakers look to a shortening of names, and of course, many modern Greek names have shortened versions, but not all of them are. Sometimes we may know the nickname. Apparently "Kraton" was the nickname for "Krateros." "Alekos&...