03-23-2008, 08:00 AM
I've heard rumors that ancient sources claim that large silver shields were sighted flying in the sky during Alexanders seige of Tyre and that they actually shot fire at the walls which allowed his men to gain entrance into the city. I know this sounds rediculous, but are there any real contemporary sources for this claim? What the hell are they talking about? I've never read about this in any book about Alexander, only in UFO special or books making outlandish claims of sightings throughout history. If I'm wrong and there are records to back this up than I'd rather be sure of what the truth really is and not just my view of it, but are these people misinterpreting what was written or reading from texts that just cite rumors many years later? Where does this story come from?
Dennis Flynn
