Megas Alexandros

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

In Search of the City of Persepolis

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While the Palace of Persepolis is widely discussed and documented, the city that spread out of the foot of the dominating high plateau is ...
Sunday, March 26, 2017

New funding for the Tomb of Kasta Hill near Amphipolis

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The Greek finances remain a doubtful and uncertain subject but it is now official: 2.5 million Euros will be made available for restoration...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Pella and Gadara, two more settlements for Alexander’s veterans

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When Alexander returned from Egypt in 331 BC, he marched along the coast of the eastern Mediterranean. How close to the coast may be su...
Sunday, March 19, 2017

Latest e-Books - Updated March 2017

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By now, it has been become entirely normal to edit an ebook beside the usual paper version. Yet, some older and even more recent books rema...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

The kind of burial site which Alexander’s soldiers could afford

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Derveni , located within the Thessaloniki prefecture, has revealed many treasures over the years. Today, the time is right to stop at a Ma...
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Saturday, March 11, 2017

The treasures of Alexander the Great. How One Man’s Wealth Shaped the World by Frank Holt

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Wow! That’s the one word that comes to mind after reading The Treasures of Alexander the Great by Frank Holt (ISBN 978-0-19-995096-6). I...
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

A way to Revive the Museum of Raqqa in Syria

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It is truly heartwarming to learn that the National Museum of Raqqa may revive thanks to a project aiming at digitally reconstructing it...
Friday, March 3, 2017

Orichalcum in the news again!

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Orichalcum, a most precious metal considered second only to gold, was highly valued in antiquity but has rarely survived. This means that t...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Useful graffiti from ancient Egypt

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Not everything is negative when talking about graffiti and that is certainly not the case for graffiti from antiquity where we can use ever...
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Exchange of antiquities between the Louvre and Iran’s National Museum

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After Iran ’s Presidential visit to France , an agreement was signed to renew cultural and scientific cooperation between the two countries...
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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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