Megas Alexandros

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Two interesting 3D reconstructions of the Tomb of Kasta Hill near Amphipolis

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We keep seeing the same images over and over, but I feel that these two 3D reconstructions of the Tomb of Kasta Hill/Amphipolis may be hel...
Monday, December 1, 2014

Precious stela with longest poem from Classical Greece

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Nearly three years ago, the discovery of Tomb of Hecatomnos near Milas (ancient Mylasa ) made headlines (see: Sensational Archaeological f...
Thursday, November 27, 2014

The Battle of Himera, a major confrontation

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The history of Sicily is a very complicated one. To simplify things, I like to state that the Greeks colonized the island starting as ear...
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Sunday, November 23, 2014

Interesting artist’s reconstruction of the tomb at Kasta Hill near Amphipolis

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Archaeology News Network published an interesting hypothetical reconstruction of the tomb at Kasta Hill near  Amphipolis . [ Drawing...
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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Diodorus Siculus, Library of History – Volume VIII on Alexander

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Diodorus Siculus, Library of History (ISBN 0-674-99464-7) is probably best known as published in the Loeb Classical Library version, wit...
Monday, November 17, 2014

Issus lived on after Alexander defeated King Darius

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It is very rewarding to hear that excavations at the site of Issus are still ongoing since I last was there in 2007 . Issus is situated ...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Unlooted tomb found in Vergina

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After the continuous game at Kasta Hill/ Amphipolis ’ tomb “looted or not looted”, at least here in Vergina it is clear that the newly dis...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Climax turned into an anti-climax at Kasta Hill near Amphipolis?

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A large cist grave has been revealed underneath the floor of the third chamber, with the grave proper inside. All around this grave are the...
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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Is there a fourth chamber at Kasta Hill/Amphipolis?

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It may take much more time before archaeologists can confirm whether or not there is a fourth chamber in the Tomb of Kasta Hill/Amphipolis ...
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

The Battle of the Granicus

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Strangely enough, the Persian army had made no effort to stop Alexander and his army when crossing the Hellespont, which was a missed oppo...
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Ever since my early visits to Greece, Alexander was my faithful travel companion. Eventually, I followed him into modern-day countries such as Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Iran and Uzbekistan. Standing on the banks of the Granicus, skirting the Zagros Mountains, or crossing the Oxus River on foot gave me a totally different feeling and perspective of the events than what is recounted otherwise. I returned home with scores of stories about the heritage left by Alexander and the Hellenistic Era he initiated. My travels and encounters with Alexander were a most wonderful and exhilarating experience, which I love to share with my readers. This led me to writing my book, 'Alexander the Great was here, and so was I', which can be used as a travel guide; but also as a historical guide to follow Alexander the Great, making his way through history.
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