Parthika : Greek and Roman authors' views of the Arsacid Empire = griechisch-römische Bilder des Arsakidenreiches / edited by Josef Wiesehöfer & Sabine Müller.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Wiesehöfer, Josef.

Müller, Sabine, 1972-

Universität Kiel. Institut für klassische Alterturmskunde.

John W. Faires Memorial Fund.

Conference Name:

Internationale Tagung "Bilder des Orients--Megasthenes, Apollodoros von Artemita und Isodoros von Charax" (2012 : Kiel, Germany)

Series:

Classica et orientalia ; Bd. 15.

Classica et Orientalia, 2190-3638 ; Band 15

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Arsacid dynasty, 247 B.C.-224 A.D--Historiography--Congresses.

Arsacid dynasty.

Apollodorus, of Artemita.

Arsacid dynasty, 247 B.C.-224 A.D.

Parthians--Historiography--Congresses.

Parthians.

Historiography.

Parthia--Foreign public opinion, Greek--Congresses.

Parthia.

Parthia--Foreign public opinion, Roman--Congresses.

Apollodorus, of Artemita--Congresses.

Apollodorus.

Isidore, of Charax--Congresses.

Isidore.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiii, 312 pages : maps ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Greek and Roman authors' views of the Arsacid Empire

Griechisch-römische Bilder des Arsakidenreiches

Place of Publication:

Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2017.

Language Note:

Eight papers and an introduction in German, three papers in English, and one in French.

Summary:

Established in the third century BC, the multi-cultural and multi-lingual Arsacid Empire became Rome?s major opponent in the East from the first century BC to its end in the third century AD. According to a Roman idea, the orbis was evenly divided between the Parthians and the Romans. However, in the Arsacid Empire oral tradition prevailed and, for a long time, there was no Arsacid historiography concerning perception, reception and interpretation. Therefore, Greco-Roman views and images of the Parthians, Arsacids and their Empire predominated. Focusing on literary depictions in ancient Greek and Roman literature and examining stereotypes, this volume brings together twelve papers on Greco-Roman perceptions and images of the Arsacid Empire. Part I consists of eight papers primarily concerned with re-assessments of Apollodorus of Artemita and Isidorus of Charax regarding their value as source of information on the Arsacid Empire. Part II contains four papers dealing with the images of the Arsacid Empire in the works of Josephus, Trogus-Justin, Tacitus and Arrian, viewed against their respective socio-political and cultural background.

Notes:

Second set of proceedings of a conference which took place at the Institut für klassische Alterturmskunde (Universität Kiel), from 27 to 30 June 2012. The other half were published in 2016, under the title: Megasthenes und seine Zeit.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John W. Faires Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9783447107648

3447107642

OCLC:

975488435