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In 279 BC an overconfident Ptolemy Ceraunus lead his Macedonian army out to face an invading Celtic horde in the open field. Lacking manpower and disorganised in their array, Ceraunus’ army was vanquished. Any survivors unfortunate enough to be taken alive were sacrificed.
Hades and Persephone in a four-horse chariot.
Painting from the back of a marble throne found inside the Tomb of Eurydice in Macedonia, Greece. ~ 340 BCE
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Meet Palla: Sisterly Trio from the Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem game. Trio of Macedonian sisters who dream of one day flying alongside Princess Minerva as members of the Whitewings. #FEHeroes
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Scholars debate whether Philip’s Companions also had a small shield like the pelta of his Macedonian infantrymen. Whether this is the case or not, it appears they discarded it by the time of Alexander’s crossing into Asia in 334 BC
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Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg
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Vesna Delevska, artist from Skopje, Macedonia, currently residing in St.Louis, MO, Invitation
“Alexander prayed for various blessings & especially that the Macedonians & Persians should enjoy harmony as partners in government.”
-Arrian 7.2.
“...the accursed Evil Spirit...in order to make men doubtful of this religion, instigated the accursed Alexander...”
-Arda Wiraz 1-17
By 323 BC the number of Asian battalions in Alexander the Great's army far outnumbered the Macedonian contingents in size and strength. Among them were some of the finest cavalrymen in the whole of Asia, hailing from noble Oriental families
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Byzantine army of Macedonian dynasty
Scholars debate whether Philip’s Companions also had a small shield like the pelta of his Macedonian infantrymen. Whether this is the case or not, it appears they discarded it by the time of Alexander’s crossing into Asia in 334 BC
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate
Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg.
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate
dear Diary, today I've encountered the Macedonian Tau-Lambda charioted Theseus for the first time and felt somewhat like that #HADES
By 323 BC the number of Asian battalions in Alexander the Great's army far outnumbered the Macedonian contingents in size and strength. Among them were some of the finest cavalrymen in the whole of Asia, hailing from noble Oriental families.
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate
Macedonian King Antigonus demands Egypt pay homage to him. Egyptian King Ptolemy, a descendant of Macedonian Alexander the Great, pays Athens to war with Macedonia. Ancient intern'l politics. Welcome to 265 BC #HistoricalFiction
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Scholars debate whether Philip’s Companions also had a small shield like the pelta of his Macedonian infantrymen. Whether this is the case or not, it appears they discarded it by the time of Alexander’s crossing into Asia in 334 BC.
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.
Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.