1 posted on
04/25/2008 7:11:56 PM PDT by
blam
To: SunkenCiv
GGG Ping.
2 posted on
04/25/2008 7:13:04 PM PDT by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: blam
"Greek village of Vergina"
Heh-heh, they said "Vergina."
3 posted on
04/25/2008 7:16:01 PM PDT by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: blam
Help Archeology. Contribute to BYCAA (Buy a Camera for An Archaeologist.) Now!
4 posted on
04/25/2008 7:23:49 PM PDT by
Rudder
(Klinton-Kool-Aid FReepers prefer spectacle over victory.)
To: blam
Alexander's shield?
Just "Wow!"
To: blam
His helmet???
To: blam; SunkenCiv
How much did one of those ancient battle swords weigh ?
11 posted on
04/25/2008 7:41:01 PM PDT by
Perdogg
(Reagan would have never said "She's my girl")
To: blam
Read related story: "Alexander the Great Conquered City via Sunken Sandbar" [May 15, 2007]. Any relation?
13 posted on
04/25/2008 7:42:22 PM PDT by
kitchen
(Any day without a fair tax thread is a good day.)
To: blam
A little FYI: Before he came on the scene carvings of the movers and shakers of the ancient western world were fashioned thus:
Neck, head, shoulders,etc., everything straight as a...well, straight as a statue.
But Alexander the Great was slightly deaf in one ear. He always tilted his head a bit so he could hear better. And he was sculpted that way:
As a result of this statues and busts began to show movement. At first it was out of respect to Alexander, but soon b/c people simply preferred them that way.
And that's fair dinkum.
16 posted on
04/25/2008 8:35:27 PM PDT by
yankeedame
("Oh, I can take it but I'd much rather dish it out.")
To: blam; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; 49th; ...
17 posted on
04/25/2008 9:03:10 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: Jeremiah Jr
19 posted on
04/26/2008 5:56:27 AM PDT by
Ezekiel
To: blam
I've always been skeptical of the idea that Alexander was gay (or bi?) but seeing this "crown" well, makes me wonder...
To: blam
It was always my under standing that Ptolemy, Alexanders half brother took his body to Alexandria where it remained entombed for many centuries.
I understand that Caesar Augustrus vitied the tomb and left an imperial standard as tribute.
The Ptolemaic dynast survived for many years, ending in Cleopatra who was the end of the lineage.
25 posted on
04/26/2008 3:24:50 PM PDT by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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