Megas Alexandros

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Excavations at Dascylium

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We’ll remember that the city was the capital of Hellespontine Phrygia, which Alexander took after the  Battle of the Granicus  in 334 BC (s...
Friday, September 24, 2021

The collection ship rams from Egadi keeps growing

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The number of ship rams recovered from the Egadi seabed keeps growing after each excavation season. My last count dated from 2019, when the...
Monday, September 20, 2021

Imagine young Prince Alexander playing football

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Sports occupy an important place in men’s lives from an early age onward. This statement is not new, for we are all very familiar with the O...
Thursday, September 16, 2021

Recent excavations in Myra and Andriake

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Any excavation is a long process and none is ever entirely completed. Future generations deserve their part of the research, and modern tech...
Sunday, September 12, 2021

Focus on Paphos, Cyprus

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Because of its copper mines, Cyprus occupied a prominent position in the manufacturing of armory, swords, and other objects in bronze since...
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Trojan Horse found. Really?

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Archaeologists, Turkish and others, believe they have unearthed the remains of the Trojan Horse within the walls of ancient Troy (see: Alex...
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Friday, September 3, 2021

A rare Illyrian helmet

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Even in antiquity, the world was much larger than we like to believe today. One such often ignored corner is the southern Adriatic , both on...
Monday, August 30, 2021

Endless fuss over the tomb of Alexander the Great

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As theories about the final resting place of Alexander the Great abound, it may be a good time to summarize what we know.   After being e...
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Thursday, August 26, 2021

Two statues of a Kouros unearthed at Euromos

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Since my post Euromos, just a bowshot away , the Temple of Zeus is steadily being excavated. This year, it made headlines when two Kouros...
Sunday, August 22, 2021

The tomb of Olympias found?

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Last month, the Greek City Times published an article with the resonating title “ Professor Bidas: Tomb of Alexander the Great’s mother was...
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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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