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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 476216, member: 57463"]Ruben, you can find out much on your own. Wikipedia has a nice entry on Amphipolis. An Athenian stronghold and colony, Philip conquered it to secure Thrace on his way to Asia, which he did not achieve, but which Alexander did.</p><p><br /></p><p>Alexander, even more than Julius Caesar, is the subject of much high-quality historical research. When writing about his coins for <i>The Celator</i>, my co-author, Ann Zakelj, and I had to stay focused, because of the sheer volume. Robin Lane Fox is one historian you can find in bookstores and libraries. Robin Lane Fox was a technical advisor for the recent movie <i>Alexander</i> and as his payment -- already being a fellow at New College, Oxford -- he was a bit actor in a cavalry charge. </p><p><br /></p><p>One point not noted so far is that these coins can be considered portraits or representations of Alexander. When we first posited that, disagreement was easy. Over the last six years, quite agreement has coalesced, for instance in Harlan Berk's new Whitman book, <i>100 Greatest Ancient Coins</i>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 476216, member: 57463"]Ruben, you can find out much on your own. Wikipedia has a nice entry on Amphipolis. An Athenian stronghold and colony, Philip conquered it to secure Thrace on his way to Asia, which he did not achieve, but which Alexander did. Alexander, even more than Julius Caesar, is the subject of much high-quality historical research. When writing about his coins for [I]The Celator[/I], my co-author, Ann Zakelj, and I had to stay focused, because of the sheer volume. Robin Lane Fox is one historian you can find in bookstores and libraries. Robin Lane Fox was a technical advisor for the recent movie [I]Alexander[/I] and as his payment -- already being a fellow at New College, Oxford -- he was a bit actor in a cavalry charge. One point not noted so far is that these coins can be considered portraits or representations of Alexander. When we first posited that, disagreement was easy. Over the last six years, quite agreement has coalesced, for instance in Harlan Berk's new Whitman book, [I]100 Greatest Ancient Coins[/I].[/QUOTE]
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