Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Ancient Macedonians in Greek and Roman Sources: From History to Historiography

Ancient Macedonians in Greek and Roman Sources: From History to Historiography

Howe, Tim
Pownall, Frances

Hardcover

Ancient GreeceAncient RomeHistoriography

Currently unavailable to order

ISBN10: 1910589705
ISBN13: 9781910589700
Publisher: Classical Pr Of Wales
Published: Sep 30 2018
Pages: 316
Weight: 1.40
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.70 Depth: 11.30
Language: English
Recent scholars have analysed ways in which authors of the Roman era appropriated the figure of Alexander the Great. The essays in this collection cast a wider net, to show how Classical Greek, Hellenistic and Roman authors reinterpret and sometimes misinterpret information on ancient Macedonians to serve their own literary and political aims. Although Roman ideas pervade the historiographical tradition, this volume shows that the manipulation of ancient Macedonian history largely occurred much earlier. It reflected the complicated dynastic politics of the Argead royal house, the efforts of Alexander himself to redefine Macedonian kingship, and the competing strategies of the Successors to claim his legacy. Facing the complexity of the source tradition about the ancient Macedonians yields a richer and more balanced reflection of both the history and the historiography of this important and controversial people.

Also in

Ancient Greece

View All