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Bactrian correspondence before Alexander’s arrival
Although Bactria was part of the Achaemenid Empire until the arrival of Alexander the Great, we may find it difficult to imagine that those faraway people knew how to write and even to entertain a...
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Mass Graves discovered in Himera
Himera was situated at the border between the Greek colonies of Sicily and the lands controlled by the Carthaginians. The conflicts that ensued led to bloody battles in 480 BC and 409 BC as I developed...
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Peculiar history of Pharos (modern Hvar)
It is common knowledge that from the 8th century BC onward, the Greeks set out to establish colonies or trading ports around the Mediterranean Sea.Magna Graecia(see: Magna Graecia, the forgotten Greek...
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The realm of King Sopeithes included modern Bhera?
After having stopped at the Hyphasis River (modern Beas) to build his Twelve Altars (see: Alexander erected twelve altars on the banks of the Hyphasis), Alexander returned to the Hydaspes River (modern...
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Dancing with the Lion: Becoming by Dr. Jeanne Reames
Dancing with the Lion: Becoming by Dr. Jeanne Reames (ISBN: 978-1-62649-896-9) is a historical fiction book about the youth of Alexander the Great.It is not fair - yet inevitable - to compare this...
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Stunning Gandharan art to be returned to Afghanistan
British Border Forces and London Police have worked together to intercept ancient artifacts from Afghanistan that was part of an illegal shipment entering Britain in 2002.Among the items, are a number...
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Greek sarcophagus found near Kerch, Crimea
The Greek colonies around the Black Sea have been the subject of earlier debates and blog-posts (see: The many colonies of Miletus). In that context, it became important to focus particularly on the...
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What Oxyrhynchus revealed so far
Several years ago I was at the Getty Villa in Malibu to be treated to two theatrical plays from antiquity, one Greek, The Woman from Samos by Menander, and one Roman, Casina by Plautus. Set at dusk in...
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About petrified trees in Greece
It never occurred to me that petrified trees were ever found in Greece, as I am only aware of the remains that exist in an around the National Petrified Forest in northeastern Arizona, U.S.A.During my...
View ArticleA rare aerial view of Kasta Hill
The latest news about the famous Tomb of Amphipolis on Kasta Hill is from earlier this year (see: The site of Kasta Hill and the Tomb of Amphipolis). Nothing much has happened since but YouTube...
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Heliodorus, Greek ambassador in India
It sounds rather strange to hear about an ambassador in antiquity but throughout his life, Alexander has repeatedly met ambassadors from cities he was going to conquer or from those who wanted to show...
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Intact female tomb found in Macedonia
Finding a tomb is one interesting thing, but finding one that is still intact after more than two thousand years is something very special.[Picture from The Archaeology News Network]The discovery was...
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Price list established by Emperor Diocletian
One would not expect to find rules defining the maximum price for goods and services in the year 301 AD, but this is exactly what happened.On the 1st of September 301, the Roman Emperor Diocletian...
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Alexandria puts Alexander on a pedestal
When Alexander ordered the construction of Alexandria in Egypt, he may have had visionary plans, but I wonder if in his most daring dreams he could have envisaged the role the Mouseion, the famous...
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Palmyran Beauty in full color
It has taken time to get used to, but by now, the world has generally accepted the bright colors of ancient statues and monuments. The subject was first developed in my post, Ancient Greece in full...
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Alexandria on the Oxus is at Kampyr Tepe
As mentioned earlier in my blog About Alexandria on the Oxus, the Russian archaeologist Edvard Rtveladze has been digging at Kampyr-Tepe since 2015, a strategic location even today as it is situated on...
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Dancing with the Lion: Rise by Dr. Jeanne Reames
Dancing with the Lion: Rise by Dr. Jeanne Reames (ISBN: 978-1-62649-900-3) is Book Two of Dancing with the Lion: Becoming by the same author - the historical fiction book about the youth of Alexander...
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Archaeological finds at the Metro of Thessaloniki
The main question is what to do with the antiquities that were found during the construction of Thessaloniki’s Metro, more in particular around the Venizelos Metro Station.The excavations as well as...
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The search for shipwrecks in the Greek waters is still ongoing
Greece is really stepping up when it comes to underwater archaeological explorations (see also: Many ancient shipwrecks found in the Greek waters).[Picture from...
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The Alexander Mosaic
Useless to explain what I mean with “The Alexander Mosaic,” we are all familiar with the picture. The detailed images of Alexander facing Darius on the battlefield are common knowledge and widespread....
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