02-14-2008, 04:47 PM
Quote:Have you by chance read Morgan's article, Sellasia Revisited, in the American Journal of Archaeology?
Yes, thank you. It is his paper that I am tracing the sources back from. I have a paper by Jochmus from the mid 19th century as well. Morgan refers to Pritchett's arguement for moving the spartan left-flank North, but does not elaborate because he is interested solely on the right flank.
Morgan was partially correct in his assessment, but he has placed Cleomenes on the wrong hill in my opinion. His map, from Kromayer, is terrible and so a bit confusing, but if we accept the northern movement of the left flank, then he has to move the righ north as well.
There is an article coming in the next issue of AW on Sellasia which solved this problem by moving the spartan left flank back down south, and may be correct. I'm exploring the both flanks north option. I don't want to get too deep into this on RAT out of courtesy to the forthcoming article, but if you email me (I don't see your address) I can send you some interesting details.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
