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Competition

Name as many people as you can who served as Satraps for Alexander the Great.

Original copy of the article on Alexander in Egypt by Benjamin Wheeler published in 1899 with 4 full page illustrations by André Castaigne: The Siege of Gaza; Alexander at the Temple of Apis; Alexander laying out the city of Alexandria (see image); The arrival of the Athenian ambassadors. Plus a promotional mouse-mat for Andrew Chugg’s first book - The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great. This is one of only five of these that were ever produced. Plus a signed offprint of Andrew Chugg’s paper on Famous Alexandrian Mummies given at the Eroi Conference in 2006.

Closing Date

30th April 2009

Competition Rules

Only one entry per person and/or per email address

The name of the winner will be posted on this site

The winning entry will be drawn randomly from the group of all entries giving the highest net number of correct answers.

If you specify any incorrect answers, then your invalid total will be subtracted from your valid total. (This is to discourage guessing!)

An entry must correctly name at least two Satraps

If no qualifying entry is received by the closing date, then the closing date will be extended by a month. This will continue until at least one qualifying entry is received.

Entries to be submitted via the form above on this website only.

Entries must specify the name and email of the competitor.

The nominated winner must specify a valid postal address when requested, else he/she may be disqualified and a new winner may be chosen from remaining qualifying entries

Previous Competitions

“Name famous buildings in ancient Alexandria.”

The winner was Scott Bartell

His answers were: The Great Library, the Lighthouse of Pharos, the Mouseion, Temple of Isis (on Pharos), the Caesarium, the Ptolemaic Palace, Temple of Serapis, Pompey's Pillar, Cleopatra's Needles, Roman Amphitheatre (Great Theatre), the Soma, Shrine of Pompey, Catacombs of Kom-El-Shoqafa, Temple of Poseidon.

His net score was 11, because the Mouseion and the Great Library are essentially the same place, Cleopatra's Needles were part of the Caesarium and Pompey's Pillar was part of the Temple of Serapis. Some other entries cited one or two more buildings, but were docked points under Rule 4, because, for example, they also named medieval buildings, such as Qait Bey fortress.

We would also have accepted, for example:-

Emporium, Paneum, Timonium, Mausoleum of Cleopatra, Tetrapylon, Great Altar of Alexander, Gymnasium, Dicasterium, Hippodrome, Gate of the Sun, Gate of the Moon, Temple of the Agathos Daimon, Temple of Anubis, Temple of Aphrodite, Temple of Tyche, Shrine of Arsinoe, innumerable Late Roman churches…

Previous Competitions

“Name as many ancient writers as you can (not fewer than two) who state that Alexander married an Ethiopian queen”

The winner was Fredericka Arellano. Her answers were George the Monk and John of Nikiu. We would probably also have accepted the Ethiopic Alexander Romance (even though we do not know the name of its author) and other correct answers may exist.

Question	Name as many people as you can who served as Satraps for Alexander the Great.
Prize	Original copy of the article on Alexander in Egypt by Benjamin Wheeler published in 1899 with 4 full page illustrations by André Castaigne: The Siege of Gaza; Alexander at the Temple of Apis; Alexander laying out the city of Alexandria (see image); The arrival of the Athenian ambassadors. Plus a promotional mouse-mat for Andrew Chugg’s first book - The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great. This is one of only five of these that were ever produced. Plus a signed offprint of Andrew Chugg’s paper on Famous Alexandrian Mummies given at the Eroi Conference in 2006.
Closing Date	30th April 2009