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Hi Sean. I was objecting to the fact that Worthington states that Alexander “must have been devastated when Philip told him he would not be going to Asia but would remain behind in Macedonia”. This then plays into possible motivation for Alexander to be involved in Philip's murder. Both, of course, ...

Can you explain to me how these "cavalry squadrons were marshaled at certain points along the front with their preponderant infantry lines" and how they then exploited gaps at angles? You really don’t understand this hypothesis? Is this some sort of trifling challenge over ‘proper’ semant...

amyntoros wrote: I promise to do my best to contribute although am a bit tied up at the moment. Expect to see me actively participating within a couple of weeks. Promise!

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Is it an election year for Lunch Room Monitors??!!

Excellent work Alexias.

Alexias wrote:Yes, I was thinking of a board where people can post their own reviews and discuss what they've read.

Sounds good.

system1988 wrote:It looks like Apollo. It is said that originated from the museun in Kabul Afganistan .

I'd say it was me other than two distinct problems: no beard and a head of hair.

Well, it isn't dead just yet. I imagine it becomes a matter of when or if Thomas ceases supporting it. We all knew that when Karl died we lost a major contributor. In reality we lost damned near the beating heart. It may yet prove to be so but it isn't dead yet. Karl and myself had attempted to expa...

Arrian (2.13.2-3) has some 8,000 of them escape and make it to Tripolis where they sieze the ships they came from Lesbos in and sail to Egypt. They are led by Amyntas (son of Antiokhos) and he is put to death. Arrian mentions nothing more but Curtius (4.1.29-33) says that a battle took place with th...

That said, he is *also* a master of essay writing. His The Shadow of the Parthenon & Classical Bearings are among his best work. Like Eric Cline (who's 1177 you should read if you haven't), he had a unique talent to convert good scholarship into readable format. I might quibble with his analysi...

That story about Peter Green does not surprise me Dr. Reames. Green is really a master in the use of the English language and I love reading his prose. He makes the stron point (more than once) in his Classical Bearings that translations of the Greek are a poor reflection of the ancient language and...

So please, *before* planning to attend, if you are in the area and would like to come, *contact her* for protocol and whether it's open to the public, or open to the public with a registration fee. Good advice. It can help if you happen to be a member of a relevant Classical Society. My membership ...

Carolyn Willekes , From the Steppe to the Stable: Horses and Horsemanship in the Ancient World (2013), pp. 318-319, "...cavalry would only very rarely attack a massed infantry formation head on. The reasons for this are straightforward enough: basic equine behavior does not encourage a horse t...

Carolyn Willekes , From the Steppe to the Stable: Horses and Horsemanship in the Ancient World (2013), pp. 318-319, "This does not, however, negate their usefulness in a cavalry formation. These less dominant or more cautious horses can be placed in the center of the formation, where they will...

....which is incorrect, as I said. They reckoned in half-years labelled ‘summer’ and ‘winter’ not “campaigning seasons” of Spring-Summer-Autumn. I am quite certain you can tell the difference, and what I said previously is correct, namely....... Xen Mar 11 I notice that significantly no ancient aut...

I'm all for modern revisionism when it is well calculated, but on checking all the referenced ancient sources pertaining to the backdrop of the Gravia Pass and Amphissa, I am perturbed that three major historians on Philip state -in a cut-and-dried, matter of fact manner - that Parmenio led the nig...

Perhaps Alexander did command a couple of phalanx brigades at Chaeronea on the far left of the Macedonian line ( Parmenio was surely at this time more suited to lead the cavalry), but if so, that hardly refutes the hetairoi not participating in the victory. Not a couple. I agree with Xenophon that ...