Jeanne Reames
@mathetria.bsky.social
Mother, writer, history professor, Homer fangirl & Alexander the Great geek * ATG Court Prosopography * Writing academic monograph on Hephaistion & Krateros * Director, Ancient Mediterranean Studies Program at UNO * Author, Dancing with the Lion duology
We absolutely do NOT have a death date for Hephaistion. He died sometime in fall of 324, probably late Oct. or Nov. Furthermore, Alexander wasn't there. He was in the stadium when he was warned Hephaistion had taken a bad turn and rushed back, but H. was already dead when he arrived. Please correct.
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
We absolutely do NOT have a death date for Hephaistion. He died sometime in fall of 324, probably late Oct. or Nov. Furthermore, Alexander wasn't there. He was in the stadium when he was warned Hephaistion had taken a bad turn and rushed back, but H. was already dead when he arrived. Please correct.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I'll play! Page 27
Thanks. Ha. And yeah, y'all happened to be expanding on one of my pet peeves. :-D
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Thanks. Ha. And yeah, y'all happened to be expanding on one of my pet peeves. :-D
This is why people who dabble in history and then try to make sweeping generalizations wind up sounding like idiots to the actual specialists. Alexander is regularly used and abused in this way (not just here). Annoyed me enough to found my own YouTube channel: youtube.com/@mathetria-a...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This is why people who dabble in history and then try to make sweeping generalizations wind up sounding like idiots to the actual specialists. Alexander is regularly used and abused in this way (not just here). Annoyed me enough to found my own YouTube channel: youtube.com/@mathetria-a...
Also, the story was probably invented later. :-) Alexander was following an Athenian fashion that hadn't yet made it to Macedon, where athletes increasingly wore short hair & clean faces (at least up to age 30). There's a fair bit of speculation as to why, but in the end, fashion is its own reason.
November 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Also, the story was probably invented later. :-) Alexander was following an Athenian fashion that hadn't yet made it to Macedon, where athletes increasingly wore short hair & clean faces (at least up to age 30). There's a fair bit of speculation as to why, but in the end, fashion is its own reason.
3 reasons why it's hard. 1) Money. 2) Also, money. 3) Scholars do not actually agree on some big points. This can come as a surprise to folks but just because X scholar said ___, Y scholar, using the same sources, will argue ___ instead. Why? The ancient source themselves disagree, sometimes majorly
November 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
3 reasons why it's hard. 1) Money. 2) Also, money. 3) Scholars do not actually agree on some big points. This can come as a surprise to folks but just because X scholar said ___, Y scholar, using the same sources, will argue ___ instead. Why? The ancient source themselves disagree, sometimes majorly