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Dear friendsI have added several new articles to my website, some of which may be of some interest to you:Artaxerxes III chronicle
http://www.livius.org/cg-cm/chronicles/ ... erxes.html
A brief, very strange text about the fate of Artaxerxes's POWs from Sidon.Satibarzanes (Arian rebel)
http://www.livius.org/sao-sd/satibarzan ... lAlexander maps
http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/a ... _maps.html
Three maps from my book, in English; fourteen new maps to be added this weekend.Diodorus on the death of Philip
http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/a ... mlDiodorus on the sack of Thebes
http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/a ... lexander's letter to the Chians
http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/a ... mlDiodorus on Dioxippus and Coragus
http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/a ... t74.htmlMe, myself & I
http://www.livius.org/nl/rec-alexander02.html#valvas
An interview (in Dutch) by yours truly, about his book and his cuneiform tablets.Mathishta
http://www.livius.org/man-md/mathishta/mathishta.html
Brief notice on the title of the intended successor in the Achaemenid empire.Berossus
http://www.livius.org/be-bm/berossus/berossus.html
The president of the Babylonian temple council, who wrote a book about the history of the world until Alexander; this man tried to explain Babylonian culture to the Macedonians.If one of the moderators thinks one of these articles may be useful for pothos, feel free to copy it.Jona

Why did you put a Persian miniature on the cover of your book? It has a chinese origin and was imported to Iran by Mongols.

These are things out of my control; my publisher decided this. It is a Safavid miniature, showing the court of Alexander.I proposed a white book with a fluorescent sixteen-pointed "sun of Vergina". My idea was that this would attract people when they saw it in the bookshop. But my publisher knows these things better, and I guess she is right: more than half of the first edition is sold in four weeks...Jona

"But my publisher knows these things better, and I guess she is right: more than half of the first edition is sold in four weeks..."Congratulations, Jona! Perhaps this will encourage someone to publish your book in English. :-)Best regards,Linda Ann

Excellent stuff Jona. Now, I know that it has been previously noted that Pausanias had 'horses' ready to go, possibly suggesting accomplices. It just occured to me however, is it not possible that he had multiple horses, like the later Mongols did, to get farther?Anyone an expert on horsemanship?

Greetings Tino,Interesting thought, personally I would have had numerous horses stationed (tied) at different intervals along my get-away route. This system would have been much faster than trying to lead (holding your lead rope)a pack-train of horses at a full run. On the other hand if they were Pausanias's horses that stabled and grazed together he would have not needed a lead rope for the horses would have followed at full speed. Very possible.Regards, Andrew

I think this is an open question. Personally I think that Pausanias' horses (plural) do not mean that he acted in collaboration with someone else, but I also suppose that the alternative can be defended.When all inconclusive arguments have been exchanged, I think, it is merely a matter of taste what you accept. Although I enjoy a good conspiracy theory, many of them I find simply unconvincing.Jona

And another addition: a four-page article on Alexander's father Philip.http://www.livius.org/phi-php/philip/philip_ii.htmIf someone has a better JPG of the ivory portrait of Philip, I gladly replace the present picture.Jona

Hello Andrew,You make a good point about having the horses stationed along the way instead, it would make more sense. Too bad we'll probably never know!
Regards,