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Alexander Histories and Iranian Reflections: Remnants of Propaganda and Resistance

Alexander Histories and Iranian Reflections: Remnants of Propaganda and Resistance

Jamzadeh, Parivash

Hardcover

Ancient GreeceGeneral World HistoryIran History

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ISBN10: 9004217460
ISBN13: 9789004217461
Publisher: Brill
Published: Aug 17 2012
Pages: 194
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
Alexander the Great's military campaign to conquer the Achaemenid empire included a propaganda campaign to convince the Iranians his kingship was compatible with their religious and cultural norms. This campaign proved so successful that the overt display of Alexander's Iranian and Zoroastrian preferences alienated some of his Greek and Macedonian allies. Parivash Jamzadeh shows how this original propaganda material displayed multiple layers of Iranian influences. Additionally she demonstrates that the studied sources do not always offer an accurate account of the contemporary Iranian customs, and occasionally included historical inaccuracies.
One of the most interesting finds in this study is the confusion of historical sources that arose between the opponents Darius III and Alexander. Jamzadeh argues that the Iranian propaganda regarding Alexander the Great has contributed to this confusion.

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