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Greco-Roman perspectives

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Folly and violence in the court of Alexander the Great and his successors?

Greco-Roman perspectives

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"The ancient Greco-roman sources on the history of Alexander III and the successors contain numerous episodes on diverse forms of Macedonian violence. Viewed from a mocking, moralistic perspective, the Macedonians served as a distorted mirror in which Greeks and Romans asserted their identities. The theme of Macedonian violence was also present in Greek comedy. This volume explored four case studies aiming at the deconstruction of these Greco-Roman topoi. The articles examine images of the Macedonians, Alexander, and Demetrius Poliorcetes analyzing the dimensions and expressions of Greco-Roman bias and its socio-political background."--Back cover.

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Projektverlag
Language
English
Pages
59

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Subjects

Macedonians, History, Violence

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Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C), Demetrius I Poliorcetes, King of Macedonia (336 B.C.-283 B.C)

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Table of Contents

Introduction : does the cliché suffice? / Tim Howe, Sabine Müller
Youthful folly and intergenerational violence in Greco-Roman narratives on Alexander the Great? / Sulochana Asirvatham
Between Debauchery and ludicrousness : Alexander the Great and the golden plane tree / Matti Borchert
Make it big: the "new decadence" of the Macedonians under Philipp II and Alexander III in Greco-Roman narratives / Sabine Müller
Folly and violence in Athens under the successors / Frances Pownall.

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Series
Komik und Gewalt -- Comic and violence -- = Comique et violence -- vol. 8, Komik und Gewalt -- Comic and violence -- = Comique et violence -- v. 8.
Copyright Date
2016

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Library of Congress
DF234 .F65 2016

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59 pages
Number of pages
59

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Open Library
OL44591065M
ISBN 10
389733397X
ISBN 13
9783897333970
OCLC/WorldCat
949800219

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