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Darius

I changed the part about Darius; ancient sources such as Arrian portray him as cowardly and the first to flee, both at Issus and Gaugamela. Don't get me wrong - I have a lot of sympathy for Darius, and am not trying to blacken his name, but the idea that he would try and face Alexander doesn't really fit with what the ancient sources tell us. Andyana 16:38, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder why Darius would try and face Alexander Arianna Szn (talk) 15:46, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Source

A third possible source, which I've removed from Philoxenus of Eretria, was reported from William Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870).as follows: " which, however, the best critics think to have been copied, more probably, from Helena's picture of the battle of Issus (see Müller, Arch'dol. d. Kunst, § 163, n. 6)."--Wetman (talk) 22:06, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Links

I've not removed it yet, as I'd like some input, but the external link at the bottom of the page doesn't provide what I'd expect from the link name, ie a full sized picture of the reconstructed mosaic, and altho it does supply more information regarding the mosaic, it seems to have been put there to primarily to drum up business for anyone who wants to buy a full size copy from the site owners. Discuss;

http://alexandermosaik.de/en/

62.255.248.225 (talk) 08:27, 23 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Alexander the Great (356–323 BC), the King of Macedonia, as depicted in a detail from the Alexander Mosaic. Originally from the House of the Faun in Pompeii and dated to c. 100 BC, the mosaic depicts a battle between the armies of Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia. It is believed to be a copy of an early 3rd century BC Hellenistic painting, probably by Philoxenos of Eretria. The whole mosaic measures 2.72 × 5.13 m (8 ft 11 in × 16 ft 9 in).Mosaic: Unknown

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Comments: 1. All the information you added was relevant and meaningful. You used your sources really well regarding the objectivity of your edits. The interpretations make sense and are well supported.

2. The article is really well written. Minor edits, if any, are necessary at all. Maybe look over punctuation but there is nothing major that I would change about the article. You did a really good job.

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"It is typically dated in the second half of the century between 120 and 100 B.C."

What does that mean? 2A02:AA1:1045:C4F4:8805:88F7:10E4:C729 (talk) 10:24, 29 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Needs major editing

These sentences are contradictory, as well as includes subjective opinion:

“…Alexander of Macedonia is seen with his helmet fallen off his head and a worried expression on his face. He stabs the soldier on the horse in front of him with his spear and kills him…He is posed in action with his lance in his right arm being warded off by the hand of an enemy cavalryman gripping it on the shaft below its sharp head as his mount tumbles to the ground.”

1. He does not have a “worried expression” at all; it’s a determined face. Darius, on the other hand, looks extremely concerned.

2. He either is killing the cavalryman, or his spear is being “warded off” by the same cavalryman. Both cannot be happening. Granted, this is part of the ruined section of the mosaic, so there could be some room for interpretation. Perhaps both possibilities should be presented as just that; possibilities. But not two contradictory statements of fact.

In another sentence just below this section, Darius III is called the painting’s “protagonist”, which I find as complete anathema in a Philhellenistic civilization as the Romans; there is no way the artist in Pompeii would be celebrating or mourning the Persian side. Deliusfan (talk) 03:32, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]