Monday, October 31, 2011

City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish by Peter Parsons

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For those who are looking for something very different to read, this book,  City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish, Greek Papyri Beneath the Egy...
Monday, October 24, 2011

More wars and end of the Peace Treaty with Athens - Macedonia forged by Philip II - 10

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More wars and end of the Peace Treaty with Athens (345-341 BC) Yet the peace that had been so hard to reach was far from being achieved....
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

End of the Third Sacred War and Peace with Athens - Macedonia forged by Philip II - 9

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End of the Third Sacred War and Peace with Athens (346 BC) An embassy of ten men was sent to Pella to discuss ‘ peace and the common ...
Sunday, October 9, 2011

Dion, the Macedonian Sanctuary

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Dion , at the feet of Mount Olympus, has been Macedonian Sanctuary for eons. It was here that Alexander brought offerings to Zeus before c...
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Thursday, October 6, 2011

The Fall of Olynthus - Macedonia forged by Philip II - 8

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The Fall of Olynthus (348 BC) After his march through Thracia in 351 BC, Philip had given the Olynthians a serious warning, avoiding a ...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Olynthus and its houses

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Several months ago, in the frame of the exhibition on Alexander the Great at the Hermitage in Amsterdam , I attended a lecture about Mace...
Thursday, September 15, 2011

Philip vs. Demosthenes, an ongoing business - Macedonia forged by Philip II - 7

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Philip vs. Demosthenes, an ongoing business (351 BC) In an attempt to simplify things, I generally tend to skip the names of kings, gene...
Friday, September 9, 2011

Philip is bouncing back - Macedonia forged by Philip II - 6

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Philip is bouncing back (352 BC) Philip was not going to sit idle on his hands, of course. He had learned his lesson (one that even Ale...