Cavaros Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 The Battle of Lysimachia (277 BC (?): http://balkancelts.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/battle-of-the-phantoms/ What do u think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Well, I'd say that there are a lot of problems with the article. 1: The battle of Lysimachia is seldom mentioned in modern literature as one of the more important ones in antiquity, at least as far as I know. Sure it had importance, but it just fades a little compared to the battle of Ipsos (301) or Battle of Corupedium (281). What I'm trying to say here though, is primarily that the importance of the battle of Lysimachia has been somewhat blown up to make the theory more sensational. 2: Justinian is a very late source and should hardly be considered trustworthy in the details - the arguments regarding the sailors and the elephants are therefore very weak in my opinion. Further on: It should also be noted that no archaeological evidence of such a battle has ever been found and, more importantly, the latest archaeological evidence completely contradicts Justinus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavaros Posted February 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Thank you for your opinion. So you believe that they butchered their wives and children for no reason, before being attacked by an army of ghosts and demons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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