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Re: Army Organisation Appearance etc.

Howard Johnston — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:13:03 GMT

Hi Tariq, Thanks for the response. I look forward to discussing such matters with you in the ensuing months etc. Your book sounds very interesting and I will

Re: Army Organisation Appearance etc.

Ghostmojo — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:12:50 GMT

Hi guys I have responded to both of you by email which I thought would show up here as well - but they don't seem to have. Anyway RAT=

Re: Welcome!

Ghostmojo — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:12:43 GMT

"Ares" wrote: ... ghostmojo I to have a passion for the military aspects of ancient Greece, Rome and medieval England. Of course especially Sparta. I'm

Re: First day at the Agoge ...

Howard Johnston — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:12:23 GMT

Hi Karl, Thanks for the welcome - I wondered when my membership of that forum would become active! I'm afraid my moniker is something of a misnomer. It was

Re: the 300 and Thermopylae

Bill — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:45:44 GMT

i think the movie from the 60's the 300 spartans is a better film on thermopylae than the modern version 300 that was put out a year or so ago....... Bill

Welcome!

Ares — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:03:55 GMT

Hi to everyone especially the new guys. Vicky thanks for sharing. It's good you are proud of your father he really deserves it. It's too bad your dad never

Re: First day at the Agoge ...

tempurr@... — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:18:42 GMT

Hello to all ~ I am 1/2 Spartan on my father's side. My father was an American citizen and returned to Sparta during WW2 to defend his village. He fought in

Re: Army Organisation Appearance etc.

Tariq Chaudhry — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:55:17 GMT

You have found a kindred soul in me. (Started developing a passion for this in my teens and I am now also in my 40s.) I love discussing ancient Greek and

Re: Army Organisation Appearance etc.

Runehammer@... — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:55:15 GMT

R.A.T. site ??? MOLON LABE ... From: Ghostmojo To: Sparta@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, Oct 4, 2009 3:40 am Subject: [Sparta] Army

Re: First day at the Agoge ...

Runehammer@... — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:55:14 GMT

Ghostmojo wrote:? I visited Sparta a few years ago Runehammer relpies: Welcome!? What a fantastic trip that must have been - judging by your email handle?and

Army Organisation Appearance etc.

Ghostmojo — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:23:00 GMT

Hello - I'm new around here. My membership was just approved recently. Whilst I find most things about Sparta fascinating and have been studying it since I was

First day at the Agoge ...

Ghostmojo — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:22:57 GMT

Hi folks I've just joined. I am a member of a few other sites where such ancient stuff gets discussed, but I was pleased to find somewhere that was

Re: Marathon Question

Jim Stebinger — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:17:45 GMT

I was always under the impression that the Greeks had built a burial mound at Thermopylae, which was the whole point of Simonides epitaph. It is also my

Re: Books

Steve R. — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:11:48 GMT

Hi Tom, Thank you very much for your infromation regarding the fearless spartan leader, Brasidas! I will go through Amazon as you suggested. I learned a little

Re: Leonidas 1

Tariq Chaudhry — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:25:48 GMT

Thank you for your comment. I tend to agree with you on most counts. My novel tries to address some of these issues but the premise is rather different,