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

"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.

שנה

2016

שפה

English

סדרה

Komik und Gewalt -- Comic and violence -- = Comique et violence -- vol. 8

הוצאה

Projektverlag

מהדורות

1

עמודים

59

ISBN

9783897333970

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata