tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13989355.post115979655120086706..comments2016-11-26T22:48:57.917+00:00Comments on de præterito tempore: Iskander...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13989355.post-1160213236813811452006-10-07T09:27:00.000+00:002006-10-07T09:27:00.000+00:00Pierre,Winners write History, and we all worship s...Pierre,<BR/><BR/>Winners write History, and we all worship success, conveniently "forgetting" the bad aspects of it.<BR/><BR/>You are right, of course. Alexander's empire destroyed many a culture and was built over suffering and blood with little precedent.<BR/><BR/>You will enjoy reading Nicolas Nicastro's <I>Empire of Ashes</I>, it takes a very different approach to this whole subject. Besides,Excaliborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03198846967026271989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13989355.post-1160161543892759202006-10-06T19:05:00.000+00:002006-10-06T19:05:00.000+00:00I've tried reading Novels about Alexander but I fr...I've tried reading Novels about Alexander but I frankly can't get over my feelings of rather intense revulsion for Alexander. so I found the hero worship inplicit / explicit in such Novels off putting. I'm thinking here primarily of Mary Renaught's Novels.<BR/><BR/>This goes back to my University years when I had to read Tarn's biography of Alexander. With it celebration of Alexander spreading xibalbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00224952131898257723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13989355.post-1159994189996497392006-10-04T20:36:00.000+00:002006-10-04T20:36:00.000+00:00Devon,well, what more can I say...? :-)Yes! I'll b...Devon,<BR/><BR/>well, what more can I say...? :-)<BR/><BR/>Yes! I'll be on Nano 2006, search me by my nick 'Excalibor' and I'll be there... Let me know your nick and I'll make you a buddy and prod you if your wordcount falls too much behind the line, and try to help if I can.<BR/><BR/>(I expect the same from my buddies and blog readers, hehe)<BR/><BR/>best regards!Excaliborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03198846967026271989noreply@blogger.com