01-16-2010, 07:13 AM
Quote: As I am led to believe in the book on Alexander by Robin Lane Fox, Alexander styled himself after Achilles and there were many similarities in life. Alexander wearing the armor from Troy at Gaugamela would psyche up any military man in any time frame. A general riding into battle wearing the armor believed to be Achilles' seems a bit epic but we are dealing with Alexander the GREAT. :mrgreen:
If Plutarch's description is historical then Alexander was not wearing the "Trojan" armour. Likely enough it is that of Darius (or a relative), from his captured baggage, as one would suspect this to be the amongst Macedonian king's "spoils" from Issos.
Again, Arrian twice notes that Alexander did not use the armour from Illium; rather he had it carried before him. Although it is most unlikely to have been of Trojan War age, it was a votive offerring and was likely to be of a reasonable "vintage" to at least "pass muster". One might wonder at the serviceability of the cuirass?
Paralus|Michael Park
Ἐπὶ τοὺς πατέρας, ὦ κακαὶ κεφαλαί, τοὺς μετὰ Φιλίππου καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου τὰ ὅλα κατειργασμένους
Wicked men, you are sinning against your fathers, who conquered the whole world under Philip and Alexander!
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Ἐπὶ τοὺς πατέρας, ὦ κακαὶ κεφαλαί, τοὺς μετὰ Φιλίππου καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου τὰ ὅλα κατειργασμένους
Wicked men, you are sinning against your fathers, who conquered the whole world under Philip and Alexander!
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