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Encyclopedia > Nicholas G. L. Hammond

Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond (November 14, 1907 - March 24, 2001) was a British historian - teaching at Cambridge and Bristol - who specialized on Greece and Macedonia. He was known for his works about Alexander the Great and about the relationship of Vergina with Egas, the ancient Macedonian royal city, before the archaeological discoveries. November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Alexander the Great fighting the Persian king Darius (Pompeii mosaic, from a 3rd century BC original Greek painting, now lost). ... The entrance to the Great Tumulus Museum at Vergina Vergina (in Greek Βεργίνα; also spelled Verghina) is a small town in northern Greece, in the district of Imathia in the province of Central Macedonia. ...


Books

  • Alexander the Great. King, Commander, and Statesman
  • The Genius of Alexander the Great

External links

  • Article at the American Journal of Archaeology (pdf)


 

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