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Tag Archives: Samnium
Forever In His Shadow: The “Other” Alexander
In 331BC, beside a rain-swollen river in Southern Italy, the ruler of the Hellenic kingdom of Epirus lay dying. His name was Alexander. Shot through with a javelin by a Lucanian exile, he is said to have remarked (according to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander I of Epirus, Alexander III of Macedon, Alexander the Great, Bruttium, Dodona, Heraclea, Javelin, Lucania, Paestum, Pandosia, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Rome, Samnium, Sipontum, Taras, Terina, Zeus
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