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Size of Persian army at Thermopylae

Hi. I'd welcome some input at Talk:Battle_of_Thermopylae#More_Info.21 where there's debate over what size army should be added to the infobox at the battle's article.

I'm concerned by what appears to me to be a flawed OR analysis of an orginal source. --Dweller (talk) 10:30, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Philitas of Cos peer review

I have requested a peer review of Philitas of Cos. Eubulides (talk) 20:56, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Request for sparagmos

Hello all. I've just come across the stub article sparagmos and would like to ask if someone from the project would be kind enough to add the original term written in the Greek alphabet, please. It's just a stub, so if anyone has anything to add to it, that'd be great. Many thanks, DionysosProteus (talk) 20:49, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

I've added the Greek. Wareh (talk) 15:02, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks, DionysosProteus (talk) 01:12, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

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The Battle of Corinth

I have recently developed the stub on the battle of corinth, but i don't know whether or not it can be considered an proper article yet. Please check it out and let me know what you think about it.

Murphy321 (talk) 21:17, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Philitas of Cos is a featured article candidate

I nominated Philitas of Cos as a featured article candidate; comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Philitas of Cos. Eubulides (talk) 03:07, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

A pronunciation question

Dear all, I'm hoping you'll be able to resolve a debate for me: how is Alcestis pronounced? Actors I know seem to have a tradition of pronouncing it "al-SES-tis" but I'm assuming that "al-KES-tis" is the Greek version. Could anyone add a pronunciation guide to the article? Many thanks, DionysosProteus (talk) 19:39, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

The first is the long-established and traditional English pronunciation. Those who use the second pronunciation (unless they are speaking Latin) would also use the transliterated spelling Alkestis. However, even Classicists who favor the second spelling system in their publications usually refer to this play by the first pronunciation; it is one of those extremely familiar names like Achilles or Thucydides that resists tinkering. The article, so long as it carries its current title, should give the first pronunciation; I think the transliteration Alkēstis given adequately indicates how those who use the hybrid Greek-English pronunciations would say the word. Wareh (talk) 12:38, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

I've added a link to the entry for the Greek word on Wiktionary, which has a pronunciation section. While I agree with Wareh that the traditional English pronunciation should be the one presented in the entry, I imagine some users would like to know the grc pronunciation, and this allows a clear method of presenting that info. Atelaes (talk) 00:12, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Sparta

Hi. I have just carried out a major edit of Sparta. I would appreciate comments. Thanks. Lexo (talk) 00:17, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

What did I take a picture of in Rome?

Can anyone tell me what the building is in the middle of this picture? This is the Roman Forum with the Temple of Castor and Pollux to the right. The building is at 41°53′28.48″N 12°29′8.02″E / 41.8912444, 12.4855611 and the picture was taken from the northeast. Thanks! —Wknight94 (talk) 04:01, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Pyrrhus

This article has suffered much vandalism in the past. Some people now consider that this is an npov article stating that Ploutarch is an unreliable and non neutral historic(?). Its really bad to see how nationalism can infiltrate in a encyclopedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexikoua (talk • contribs) 22:41, 10 November 2008 (UTC) --Alexikoua (talk) 22:45, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Someone is playing like a child with reliable sources. The article will remain without these out of the question signs, until someone has something serious to argue with(and I dont mean nationalistic, racist arguments that just a person's nationality makes him unreliable)Alexikoua (talk) 19:55, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Image:JMG242.jpg listed for deletion

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History of Sparta classification

The History of Sparta was given a start rating a couple of years ago. Can someone give it a look over to check whether it has improved since then. Thanks.Dejvid (talk) 12:56, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Roman consul

I could use some input from any interested experts at Roman consul. Specifically, a debate over a date/period to apply the title in a historically accurate fashion, as opposed to Hypatus, or just plain old Consul. This gets into, essentially, the last Byzantine consul who would also have been considered a legitimate Roman consul. Thanks. Hiberniantears (talk) 20:22, 18 November 2008 (UTC)