08-31-2008, 09:50 PM
Quote:So am I right in seeing that the rule of Tigranes the Great in Syria has been pushed ahead almost a decade? Would you possibly be able to summarize what new evidence or analysis allowed this drastic shift in chronology?It has been abbreviated. The arguments are pretty complex, but one of them is that Josephus dates Tigranes' campaign much later, and that his account has so far proved to be more reliable than Appian, who states that the Armenian period lasted fourteen years. Another argument is the immense number of coin dies known from Philip I - too many for a two-year rule. This man controled the mint at Antioch for a much longer time.
Quote:(I'm going to get ahold of the article, but it may take some time.)If you drop me p.m. with your mail address, I can send you a PDF of Hoover's article.
