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- Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:59 pm
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: What was Parmenion doing in Asia Minor?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6588
Hi aleksandros, The Pothos article regarding Parmenion states, Outside the major battles Parmenion’s main role was largely to secure the supply lines and take charge of the army’s supply train. While Alexander went gallivanting along the coast of Asia Minor the old general took the baggage train and...
- Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:16 pm
- Forum: Philip and Alexander's predecessors
- Topic: 'Victory Medal' of Philip II
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13272
- Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:07 pm
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: Maybe the love of ancient history is surfacing again?!
- Replies: 45
- Views: 18659
Vergina, Agreed. If you read my previous post on the state of the US primary educational system, you know how I feel about our ability to learn from history. Sadly, until that, more basic, problem is solved... foreign cultures and marvels of the past will be little more than a curiosity--and, proba...
- Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:35 am
- Forum: Philip and Alexander's predecessors
- Topic: 'Victory Medal' of Philip II
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13272
Nemesis would be an interesting goddess to carve onto a victory medal. I hadn't even considered her before, but now that you mention it, the possibility is certainly there. But then there is the flip side to who is being humbled in this medal. Whether it's Nike, Nemesis, or another goddess, the part...
- Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:24 am
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: Maybe the love of ancient history is surfacing again?!
- Replies: 45
- Views: 18659
OK, forgive me for playing the Devil's Advocate here... 8) I think many of us are all too quick to forget that we are not so different from the many people we admire from the past. Silly pop music and Emmys versus Nobel prizes and such? I think we're forgetting that men such as Socrates, Aristotle,...
- Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:06 am
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: Maybe the love of ancient history is surfacing again?!
- Replies: 45
- Views: 18659
It's amazing how little people think nowadays. You would imagine that as time goes on, our civilizations would hopefully become more intelligent. While it is true that we have made many advancements in technology, they seem to be a double-edged sword. While it would be hypocritical for me to say man...
- Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:25 am
- Forum: Philip and Alexander's predecessors
- Topic: 'Victory Medal' of Philip II
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13272
Yes, it does seem to be strange that the woman figure is carrying a man. Especially in a victory medal, I would imagine Philip II would want his face to be the most important aspect. A bit humbling to say Nike lifted you into victory. I still feel like it's Nike, but I can't be sure. It's much too e...
- Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:26 am
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: Maybe the love of ancient history is surfacing again?!
- Replies: 45
- Views: 18659
- Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:01 am
- Forum: Philip and Alexander's predecessors
- Topic: 'Victory Medal' of Philip II
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13272
- Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:50 am
- Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
- Topic: Alexander the Great: A Two Part Movie?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 16660
Stone took a lot of liberties in his movie in general, and that's fine. After all, it is his movie, and he never claimed it to be completely factual. I personally would have like him to either go all the way with Hephaestion and/or Bagoas, or not hint at it at all. The hinting left me, and others, q...
- Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:30 am
- Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
- Topic: Alexander's Conquest - The Game
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2470
Alexander's Conquest - The Game
What better way to relax and spend the holidays than a little game based on Alexander the Great? It's a bit corny, childish, and has a few incorrect facts, but hey? Why not give it a try? It's called "Alexander's Conquest" and is made by The History Channel. A few of the questions are focu...
- Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:23 am
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: Maybe the love of ancient history is surfacing again?!
- Replies: 45
- Views: 18659
D's? That is quite disappointing. I'm very glad your daughter scored so highly. Both of you should be very proud. However, the fact that the majority of the class didn't even pass is quite disturbing. I am hoping that it was because they didn't have time to study or they were just having a bad day, ...
- Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:35 pm
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: Maybe the love of ancient history is surfacing again?!
- Replies: 45
- Views: 18659
I have to do some proud parent bragging. My daughter took her Greek history test last week and just gave me the graded paper and she got 94% A. This short course they took covered Sparta, Athens, Macedonia, Mycenaeans and the war with Persia. She got the highest grade in her class. She watches the ...
- Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:29 pm
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: Happy Christmas
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4565
- Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:19 pm
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: Maybe the love of ancient history is surfacing again?!
- Replies: 45
- Views: 18659