So, I'm in this as one of the interviewed experts.

I have Things To Say about accuracy, but it was not as bad as I feared, if not as good as it could have been. (Curious if those unfamiliar with Alexander found it disjointed, as I expect it may have felt?)

But I'm in it, if not my best lines, dammit! And they gave MY breakthrough research on Hephaistion (Mr. Logistics) to *somebody else*. (WTFH?) Not that they understand such things matter.

#AlexandertheGreat #Hephaistion #hephaestion

I just read James Romm’s “Ghost on the Throne” about the conflicts between Alexander the Great’s generals after his death, and now I urgently need someone to make a #GameOfThrones-style political drama series and/or a #TTRPG about this period.

It’s got battles, intrigues, murders, dynastic feuds, badass princesses, and an outlawed Greek accountant-turned-general who takes command of an army of elite spearmen by summoning the literal ghost of Alexander. It is wild. #GoT #books #AlexandertheGreat

Restituted sculpture of Alexander the Great — a forgery?

https://www.dw.com/en/restituted-sculpture-of-alexander-the-great-a-forgery/a-66599759?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#Alexanderthegreat #artforgery #stendal #antiquities #archeology #counterfeiter

#Youtube #video: was Macedonian a Greek Dialect? https://youtu.be/IULnf22JEzw #Videos #AlexanderTheGreat #Greek #Macedonian #Language #Languages #Dialect #Greece #Macedonia #Europe

The #AlexanderMosaic on Rigel VII

Nice addition to the reception of the #Odyssey in #AmongTheLotusEaters

#StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #AlexanderTheGreat #odyssey

🪷 #AlexanderTheGreat was born 20 July 356 BC. #Alexander is an example of the greatness of homosexuality, and is spiritual protector of #Antinous and us all. Full tribute: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-birth-of-alexander.html 🪷

🪷 #AlexanderTheGreat wristwatch by Swiss watchmaker #ulysse_nardin, 38 crystals, stem-wind. Horses move to 4-tone Westminster chimes. #Alexander was born 20 July 356 BC. He is an example of the greatness of homosexuality and is spiritual protector of #Antinous and us all. 🪷

🪷 #Alexandria's main street is aligned to sunrise on 20 July, the birthday of #AlexanderTheGreat. Born in 356 BC, #Alexander founded the city in 331 BC. Archaeo-astronomer #GiulioMagni says the Canopic Road aimed at the rising sun #OTD in the 4th C BC. https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/07/alexandria-aligned-to-sun-on-alexander.html 🪷

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to #AlexandertheGreat

(In 356 BCE, the 6th of Loos fell on July 19th, not July 20th, due to keeping a lunar calendar.)

Dimitris Cosmidis, & Nikos Lyberis. (2014). Before and after Alexander: Hellenism and Central Asia. Archive, 10, 29–43. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4506274 #OpenAccess #OA #Journal #Article #History #Histodon #Histodons #Archaeology #Anthropology #CentralAsia #AlexanderTheGreat #Aegean @histodon @histodons @archaeodons @anthropology

#writingWonders 30/6 Playlist for your book/MCs?

I do--even put it up on the: Alexander's playlist:

https://jeannereames.net/Dancing_with_the_Lion/playlist.html

We know #Alexanderthegreat loved music, and may have been a tolerably good kithara player himself...According to our sources, he was especially inflamed by martial melodies, although that might just be what later authors thought he ought to like. Nonetheless, I took it to heart and decided he'd be a fan of heavy metal, a little pop, and--of course--Queen.

#TimeTravelAuthors #Writing
29: Self promo

I'm cheating a bit. This isn't time travel, BUT I, as author + professional historian, will take *you* into the past. :-)

My planned time-travel involves #Antinoos (beloved of the Emperor #Hadrian), but I already have a duology about #Alexanderthegreat and #Hephaistion. It's currently ON SALE for Pride at Riptide Publishers, $1.99 each. Meet Alexander before he became "the Great."

Time is ticking! Sale ends tomorrow (6/20).

https://riptidepublishing.com/collections/series-dancing-with-the-lion

Been thinking about trying DANCING WITH THE LION but haven't yet because cost was an issue? BOTH halves are on sale at Riptide this month for just $1.99 each.

Meet Alexander before he became "the Great."

This special price is *only* available at Riptide, as part of Pride. Not available via other distributors such as Amazon.

https://tinyurl.com/479r6bnt

#alexanderthegreat #hephaistion

Dr. Richard C Miller on #Jesus and #AlexandertheGreat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZyrgH8KxNQ

🪷 #AlexanderTheGreat died 10 June 323 BC in Babylon. His body was taken to Egypt where the Caesars visited his tomb, likely also #Hadrian and #Antinous. #Alexander is an example of the greatness of homosexuality. Where is his tomb? Here are some clues: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/06/we-weep-for-death-of-alexander-heroic.html 🪷

Day 5! #TimeTravelAuthors #TimeTravel! What inspired your love of time travel?

For me, it owes to being an historian. A natural extension, I think, is wondering what it would be like to go back in time or for people to come forward. Over on Tumblr, I've answered several "asks" about Alexander in the present.

I picked #Antinoos for mine (not #AlexandertheGreat) because he's younger and more adaptable. Also because I want smash the romantization of Hadrian-Antinoos.

As Pride month opens, read a duology unafraid to front-and-center one of antiquity's most famous friendships. Make homophobe heads explode. #AlexandertheGreat loved a man more than his wives (whether or not he was still sleeping with him). Love is love. The story of the young Alexander before he became "the Great."
https://tinyurl.com/2nnv6yby

#badmovieaccents #ColinFarrell #alexanderfilm #AlexanderMovie #AlexanderTheGreat #oliverstone #LastTemptationOfChrist #thelasttemptationofchrist #Scorsese #movie #movies #film #films #podcast #podcasts #filmpodcast #filmpodcasts #moviepodcast #moviepodcasts #doublereelfilm #doublereelpodcast #doublereel

I'm going to play Successors (4th edition) this weekend, so I downloaded the rules.

They're 40 pages long and begin with a disclaimer that they're a reference, not a tutorial. "A better way to learn the game is to have someone teach you. Watch a video or two online if you can."

So I found the videos -- three parts. The first part, on victory conditions, is 20 minutes long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afMAknpZSbw

This video was quite well done. The game promises to be a wild ride of territory-conquering, heir-assassinating, and corpse-stealing.

#BoardGames #Successors #AlexanderTheGreat #wargames

Today's poem:

In 200 B.C.
- by Constantine Cavafy

https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/712575172106911744/in-200-bc?source=share

#AlexanderTheGreat #persia #war #victory #empire #ConstantineCavafy #sparta #spartans #poetry #particularity #singularity #exception #pride #worth