12-20-2005, 01:21 PM
It's certainly enjoyable, but be on your guard, though. In his description of the battle of Gaugamela, Wood quotes a cuneiform source as saying that "the king (Darius) left his men". That is in harmony with Arrian's description of the battle. However, the cuneiform tablet really says: "The men left their king", and this makes more sense ([url:e6l7wk9l]http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander_z7.html[/url]).
Wood cannot be blamed for the errors in his story about the Persian Gate, as it was identified only recently ([url:e6l7wk9l]http://www.livius.org/a/iran/persian_gates/yasuj.html[/url]).
I visited Aornos, and asked people if they knew about a BBC team recently visiting the site. They all agreed that two German or Swedish ladies had once made the trip to the top, and recalled a Dutchman who had done the same, but no one had ever heard of a British journalist. I would not be surprised if Wood did not visit Aornus.
Although I may sound a bit unkind, I have a feeling that Wood's book is a must-read for anyone who wants to see what Alexander has seen.
Wood cannot be blamed for the errors in his story about the Persian Gate, as it was identified only recently ([url:e6l7wk9l]http://www.livius.org/a/iran/persian_gates/yasuj.html[/url]).
I visited Aornos, and asked people if they knew about a BBC team recently visiting the site. They all agreed that two German or Swedish ladies had once made the trip to the top, and recalled a Dutchman who had done the same, but no one had ever heard of a British journalist. I would not be surprised if Wood did not visit Aornus.
Although I may sound a bit unkind, I have a feeling that Wood's book is a must-read for anyone who wants to see what Alexander has seen.
