Did the program shoot any footage at the actual Thermopylae battlefield? Some of the other recent programs seem to have filmed a narrow pass somewhere that...
... Unfortunately, Thermopoulai does not appear anywhere near how it stood 2500 years ago -- and that might be lost on some viewers. Some time ago, I posted...
In a message dated 6/30/03 2:01:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... That we may never know Jamaq, speaking of grossly inaccurate TV specials did anyone catch the...
Looks like Baz Lurhmann is going to be filming Alexander in Australia as the current political situation where they wanted to film ( somewhere near the middle...
Apparently they were on site filming, Morocco I think, when there was a bombing at a nice hotel in the capital. Immediately their moral broke and they ran for...
When is this going to take place? and if I remember my history right?, ALEXANDER, should have turned towards ITALY, {ROME} which was just tribal at that...
In a message dated 7/3/03 7:30:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... No, it was the Republic and was using the three line maniple system adopted from the Samnites....
Hi there, I hope this movie is well done, Alexandros is one of my favourite historical characters, and his life so amazing... ... Alexander could not have gone...
I didn't see the special because I don't get cable but I would keep in mind that no movie made about historical events is going to be totally accurate. The...
... Melissa Scott (sp?) covered exactly this territory in an alternate history novel, "A Choice of Destinies". Paperback only I think. Twelve years ago? Steven...
I would like to thank you all for the info on my reqeust about ALEXANDER AND ROME sfp55@... wrote:In a message dated 7/3/03 7:30:21 AM Pacific Daylight...
... right?, ALEXANDER, should have turned towards ITALY, {ROME} which was just tribal at that time,if I remember right?. ... Lurhmann and Dino Laurentis( I...
I watched the Caesar series... as far as being historically accurate, take it for what it's worth. As an entertainment feature, I enjoyed it. I wasn't really...
In a message dated 7/5/2003 11:07:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Gates of Fire was an excellent book, among other places, it was on the West Point required...
Jeremiah, The Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfeild will be the best book you ever read. I have read alot of hisorical novels and fantasy novels and nobody else...
... "Gates of Fire" influenced me to read Ernle ... excellent 'textbook' that serves ... book now and then but Bradford;s book is the best one I've ever read....
Hello Ian, I was in Greece for 2 weeks back in 2000. I believe it took me about 2.5 hours to get to Thermopylae after I got to the outskirts of Athens....
Greetings Ian, Zakynthos Island, called by the Italians Zante, is connected to Patras and Cyllene in the Pelloponesus by ferry. In either case, it shouldn't...
Sparta lives, and not only in novels and Discovery Channel shows produced from recycled History Channel and PBS shows. Tsakonia = Lakonia = Spartan Country...
Just a heads up when visiting Therm. A friend who went to Therm. told me in the town nearest the battle site(maybe he meant the town of Therm.) no one spoke...
Actually, there are two monuments directly relating to the Battle of Thermopylae at the site. One of them is the beautiful modern statue of Leonidas; the...
Has anyone ever come across a reference, artwork or anything that would indicate the ancient greeks had armored hand protection of any sort? A leather glove?...
Jeff, The ancient Greek boxers wrapped their hands in leather straps called himantes. I have not read where hoplites used these, but you never know. You can ...
In a message dated 7/10/2003 9:07:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... ***It seems that I once saw a drawing of a bronze back of hand piece in a book, but I cannot...
Speaking of armor and combat. I looked up "phalanx" on the google images and saw a TON of picture and depictions of what were really pike formations with...
Khaire! These are not the Classical hoplites, but the later Helenistic pike phalanx. Same troops Alexander was traipsing all over Asia with. They are very...
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