Talk:Parmenion

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This article is rather short, and, I feel, much marginalises this great man. This is a man who played a major part in ensuring the success of one of the greatest military rulers of all time. nNot only was he an unparallelled stratego, but a friend and confidante to Alexander the Great and his father, Phillip. This is a man whose deeds surpass those of pretty much any general of that, or any, age. Therefore he should have a more fitting testament, I feel. (anonymous)

There should be. It will take more than one Wikipedian though. Please pitch in. --Joe 04:33, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

I have added a more detailed overview charting what we know -no, what we can derive from the conflicting evidence - of Parmenion's career. I have only really followed the account of Arrian, however, following the Official tradition of the Alexandrian histories. i think a separate section following the Vulgate may assist clarity and lack of bias.

[edit] About the 2004 film, Alexander

"In the unsuccessful 2004 film Alexander (d. Oliver Stone)..." Doesn't it sound opinionated to have the word "unsuccessful" in this sentence?

That depends. If the film won no awards, remained relatively unknown to the wider audience, had no positive publicity etc. Then I think it may be classified as unsuccessful. Hobowu 07:33, 24 March 2007 (UTC)