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  4. Battle of the Phantoms

    in Historia in Universum

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    Well, I'd say that there are a lot of problems with the article. 

     

    1: The battle of Lysimachia is seldom mentioned in modern literature as one of the more important ones in antiquity, at least as far as I know. Sure it had importance, but it just fades a little compared to the battle of Ipsos (301) or Battle of Corupedium (281). What I'm trying to say here though, is primarily that the importance of the battle of Lysimachia has been somewhat blown up to make the theory more sensational. 

     

    2: Justinian is a very late source and should hardly be considered trustworthy in the details - the arguments regarding the sailors and the elephants are therefore very weak in my opinion. Further on:

     

    It should also be noted that no archaeological evidence of such a battle has ever been found and, more importantly, the latest archaeological evidence completely contradicts Justinus

  7. Guess the ancient city!

    in Vacatio

    Posted

    Then it could be Labraunda, connected to the Hekatomnos-dynasty ...

    'Found alike picture of the stairs on the net: Temple of Zeus?

     

    Auris

     

    You've got it, great work! It's a fascinating place and it is promising some very important finds within the next couple of years - my department is excavating there so I'mm let everyone know in good time :)

     

    Your turn!

  12. Campain of Alexander A' of Epirus to Italy

    in Imperium Romanorum

    Posted

    Hi,

     

    I am new to the site and I found it very interesting.

    In the interest of Historical accuracy I would like to correct an error that I have noticed in your pages.

     

    Specifically in page:

     

    http://www.unrv.com/provinces/epirus.php

     

    "From about 370 BC on, the Aeacidae were able to expand the Molossian state by incorporating tribes from the rival groups in Epirus. The Aeacidae's efforts gained impetus from the marriage of Philip II of Macedon to their princess, Olympias. In 334, while Alexander the Great, son of Philip and Olympias, crossed into Asia, his uncle, the Molossian ruler Alexander, attacked southern Italy, where he was eventually defeated by Rome and killed in battle in about 331 BC. Upon Alexander the Molossian's death, the Epirote tribes formed a coalition on an equal basis but with the Molossian king in command of their military forces."

     

    Alexander A' of Epirus crossed to Italy to help Tarentines and other Greek cities against Loukanians, Brutians, and Samnites. Rome was emerging in the region at the time. He has signed a peace treaty with Rome and then he attacked the allied Loukanians, Samnites and Brutians. He has fought several succesful batles against all of them and captured several of their cities. He also had help from Lukanian exiles who saw an opportunity to be reinstated in power. However, due to unfortunate events his army was divided and overwelmed by the enemy (allied Lukanians,Brutians and Samnites) and he was killed by one of his former allies a Lukanian exile who betrayed him.

     

    For more detailed information see:

    Livy, History of Rome since the Foundation, 8.24

     

    Thank you

     

    Can someone correct the incorrect entries to that page please? The site should be base on historical facts not fiction!!!

    Can the Forum administrator forward my reply to relevant people please?

     

    Our Admin is unfortunately away at the moment, but I will bring it up with him and I assure you that I do not accept anything that can be proven wrong.

  13. Guess the ancient city!

    in Vacatio

    Posted

    A Hellenistic site, not on the coast but probably not far from it either, given the vegetation.

    My best guess would be somewhere in Caria.

     

    I bet Sherlock Holmes is happy that he did not try to investigate run away roman sites cause he would be up for some though competition with you around.

     

    You're right again!

  15. Guess the ancient city!

    in Vacatio

    Posted

    Morgantina was a city in east-central Sicily, built on the Serra Orlando ridge - the modern identification is almost certain. Archaeological remains first appear around the 10th century BC, but Greek pottery and terracottas show up only from around 560 BC. The city, however, soon came under the influence of other cities and it remains under in the Syracusan orbit for most of the 5th c. BC and until the city decided to support Carthage rather than Rome in the second punic war. This was, as we know today, a little bit of a mistake and Morgantina was besieged and taken by M. Claudius Marcellus after which the city was handed over to some of Romes Spanish mercenaries. By the end of the republic the city had lapsed into decay and we hear almost nothing more about it (I cannot help but comparing the fate of Margantine to that of Metaponto which also sided with Carthage). It was most likely completely abandoned by the first century AD.

     

    The city is most famous for it's impressive house remains with splendid mosaics.

     

     

    ...but it's not the city we're looking for today and my photo was not taken in Greece!

  20. Guess the ancient city!

    in Vacatio

    Posted

    Metapontum? Hard to tell as I'm looking at it on my phone.

     

    Damn it Maladict, ruining the fun already? :P I was just getting started. Well played! What gave it away?

     

    Metapontum was a Greek Achean colony founded at the mouth of the river Basento. It prospered for a long time, competing with Siris and Tarentum, until it started declining in the 4th c. BC as both Dionysios I and the Lucanians captured it in the 390's BC. Two decades later it was dominated by Tarentum. Another capture, this time by the Spartan Cleonymus of Sparta in 302/1 probably did it no good and supporting Phyrrus against Rome turned out to be a mistake as the Romans took the city in 272 - but it did gain the status of a socii at the same time.

     

    Metapontum was however one of rather few cities in Italy that decided to support Hannibal and it simply dispersal from the records after the Roman victory in the second Punic war (anyone want to play guess what happened?), although a Roman municipium continued to exist on the site.

     

    It is important to modern archaeologists as a lot of rural survey work has been done in the area, tracing the land division of a Greek colony.

  23. 15,000 crocodiles escape

    in Hora Postilla Thermae

    Posted

    I'm amazed there are 15,000 crocodiles in one area. Escaped from a farm? Who pays for that lot to feed? Or can't he afford it anymore?

     

    Me too actually, I mean, I know there are crocodile farms (I have visited one once) but 15.000... that is a lot. Isn't the population of most dangerous species in Africa far lower than that? Maybe they are (sort of) lucky that some people find their skin so good looking.

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