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Kamila Shamsie: writing about ancient history licensed my imagination

Edit The Guardian 11 Aug 2015
Where there’s an archaeologist there must be an artefact ... Darius’s interest was in the navigational information Scyalx brought back; mine was in the fantastical tales he wrote down, which shaped the Greek and Persian imagination about India for the next two centuries – until Alexander’s admiral, Nearchus, wrote his own (more accurate, less colourful) version of his own journey down the Indus ... Facebook Twitter ... Extract. July–August 1914 ... ....

Same-Sex Marriage Is a Religious Institution Deserving Lawful Protection

Edit Huffington Post 02 Apr 2015
I don't mean that we on the spot improvise or fake a ritual and liturgy that purports to sanctify same-sex unions ... Sadly, however, by the twelfth century, same sex marriages were gradually discontinued ... Left. St ... Right ... Saints Polyeuct and Nearchus, deeply attached Roman soldiers stationed in Armenia who were martyred ... Nearchus, and on down the millennia to today, we gay men and women have our own freedom of religion to protect in Indiana....

The Broken Heart, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse - theatre review: Spartan tale of love and grief

Edit London Evening Standard 19 Mar 2015
John Ford's rarely performed The Broken Heart dates from around 1630 and is a densely plotted story of love, honour, revenge and silent grief. It takes place in Sparta, but feels like a hybrid of Ibsen, Game of Thrones and one of Shakespeare’s so-called “problem plays” ... Meanwhile Sarah MacRae’s graceful Calantha, daughter of Spartan king Amyclas, is keen on Ithocles and must withstand the advances of the foppish Prince Nearchus ... --> ... ....

Is This Alexander the Great’s Tomb—or His Wife’s?

Edit The Daily Beast 12 Dec 2014
Speculation has focused on Nearchus, a Greek sea-captain who led Alexander’s fleet on a perilous voyage from the Indus to the Euphrates in 325 B.C., and who later joined Alexander’s extended family by marrying his former mistress, the mother of an illegitimate son. No account survives of Nearchus’s death or burial, but his family’s connections to Amphipolis have put him at the head of a long list of Successor suspects ... Around The Web ... ....

Skeleton Found In Mysterious Greek Tomb That Dates Back To Reign Of Alexander The Great

Edit Huffington Post 14 Nov 2014
Archaeologists in Greece may be one step closer to solving the mystery of an elaborate tomb that dates back to the 4th Century B.C. and the reign of Alexander the Great ... Now archaeologists say that fragments of human bones found in the tomb's innermost chamber may help reveal who was buried inside. (Story continues below image.) ... Tiverios has suggested that it belonged to Nearchus, one of Alexander's senior officers ... 29 ... ....
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Alexander the Great-Era Tomb Will Soon Reveal Its Secrets

Alexander the Great-Era Tomb Will Soon Reveal Its Secrets

Edit Yahoo Daily News 27 Aug 2014
Earlier this month, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras toured the site ... "We proceed very slowly ... (He died in Babylon, and all historical accounts indicate he was buried in Alexandria, Egypt, though his grave has never been found.) Michalis Tiverios, an archaeology professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, told AFP a more likely candidate could be Nearchus, one of Alexander's admirals, who lived in Amphipolis....

Alexander-era tomb creates stir in Greece

Edit Taipei Times 22 Aug 2014
To the villagers near the ancient Greek town of Amphipolis, archeological treasure is nothing new — many in this area have lived off antiquity smuggling for decades ... “In recent days, we have started to remember the tale of Alexander the Great once more,” she said ... Archeology professor Michalis Tiverios said a more likely occupant is Nearchus, one of Alexander’s admirals, who lived in Amphipolis ... ....

Ancient Greek tomb may offer secrets from the era of Alexander the Great

Edit South China Morning Post 22 Aug 2014
To the villagers near the ancient Greek town of Amphipolis, archaeological treasure is nothing new. Many have lived off antiquity smuggling for decades. But a massive tomb unearthed near the town dating back to the era of Alexander the Great has locals and visitors abuzz like never before ... According to archaeology professor Michalis Tiverios, a more likely occupant is Nearchus, one of Alexander's admirals, who lived in Amphipolis ... ....

DUNYA - THE TEMPORAL LIFE

Edit The Siasat Daily 21 Apr 2014
April 21.. The life of this world is temporary and short. Allah Ta’ala did not create the life of this world to fulfill our desires. Allah Ta’ala has created the life of Akhirah for fulfilling our desires ... ALEXANDER ... Details of the death differ slightly - Plutarch‘s account is that roughly 14 days before his death, Alexander entertained his admiral Nearchus, and spent the night and next day drinking with Medius of Larissa ... GENGHIS KHAN ... Dr....
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