tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2344706798013041561..comments2024-03-27T23:53:59.771-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: The ThunderboltLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39971738131396196752014-02-20T21:45:24.576-05:002014-02-20T21:45:24.576-05:00Why is the theme from "I Claudius" runni...Why is the theme from "I Claudius" running through my head? :)Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33632569819927224662014-02-20T13:35:37.944-05:002014-02-20T13:35:37.944-05:00Without the bastards, there'd be no heroes. Ha...Without the bastards, there'd be no heroes. Have to love them both. Compelling and interesting Brian!Stacy Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11345386637471177802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-9892726566469961632014-02-20T10:58:41.578-05:002014-02-20T10:58:41.578-05:00Vice is nice, but incest is best - especially in a...Vice is nice, but incest is best - especially in ancient to medieval times when marrying a sibling to gain a throne was no big deal, just good politics. And killing all the children? Well, in the Ottoman empire, all the sons of the Sultan (and since he had a large harem, there were often dozens of them) were kept in a tower, and when the Sultan died, the designated heir had each and every one of them killed. A very pragmatic world... Great piece, Brian! Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-70696383199004567112014-02-20T09:54:24.580-05:002014-02-20T09:54:24.580-05:00They really were a nasty crew. The third book of ...They really were a nasty crew. The third book of Mary Renault's trilogy about Alexander begins with his death: FUNERAL GAMES is about the power struggle between his heirs. She singles out Cassandros (son of Antipater, regent of Macedon) as easily the worst of a bad bunch---he poisoned Alexander's son, and his widow Roxane, and gave Alexander's mother Olympias (who was a piece of work, herself) up to a mob, and she was stoned to death. This was of course only the beginning, as you point out. Excellent piece. David Edgerley Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302818835018859164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-67713406139652884352014-02-20T08:10:56.677-05:002014-02-20T08:10:56.677-05:00Fascinating. Warlords are with us always apparentl...Fascinating. Warlords are with us always apparentlyJanice Lawnoreply@blogger.com