The Courts of Philip II and Alexander the Great : Monarchy and Power in Ancient Macedonia / edited by Frances Pownall, Sulochana R. Asirvatham, Sabine M|ller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anson, Edward M., contributor., contributor.

Asirvatham, Sulochana R., editor.

Baynham, Elizabeth, 1958- contributor, contributor.

Bosman, Philip, contributor, contributor.

Cooper, Craig, contributor, contributor.

Frank, Rebecca, contributor, contributor.

Heckel, Waldemar, 1949- contributor, contributor.

Hijmans, S. E., contributor., contributor.

M|ller, Sabine, contributor, contributor.

M|ller, Sabine, editor.

Ogden, Daniel, contributor, contributor.

Pownall, Frances, 1963- contributor, contributor.

Pownall, Frances, 1963- editor.

Rose, Thomas C., contributor., contributor.

Strootman, Rolf, contributor, contributor.

Thrue Djurslev, Christian, contributor, contributor.

Trevett, Jeremy, contributor, contributor.

Walter de Gruyter & Co.

William Alexander Lamberton Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Macedonia--History--To 168 B.C.

Macedonia.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VIII, 304 pages)

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file PDF

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

I The Transformation of Royal Authority: Personal Relationships at the Macedonian Court

Philip and Alexander and the Nature of Their Personal Kingship

Storm Clouds over Three Hellenistic Courts: Observations on the Life and Death of Ptolemy Ceraunus

II The Courts of Philip and Alexander in the Eyes of Contemporary Greeks

Diplomatic Activity at the Court of Philip II

Kairos, Mistrust of Tyranny and the Rhetoric of Court in Demosthenes' Olynthiacs

The Exile of Demochares of Leuconoe Revisited

Philip II, Alexander III, and Members of Their Court in Greek Comedy

III The Influence of Persia and the Ancient Near East on Alexander's Court

Bosworth on Alexander and the Iranians Revisited: Alexander's Marriages to Persian Brides at Susa: A Study of Arrian, Anabasis 7.4.4-8

Two Conceptions of Court at Persepolis

Pothos or Propaganda? Alexander's Longing to Reach the Ocean and Argead Imperial Ideology

IV Raising a Prince in the Macedonian Court: Stories of Alexander's Birth and Education

The Serpent Sire of Alexander the Great: A Palinode

Educating Alexander: High Culture in the Argead Court through Ancient Texts

V Alexander's Court in Retrospective

"The Best Man Among the Dead:" Alexander son of Ammon in an Alexandrian Inscription

Alexander or not? The Problem of Alexander-like Portraits in Roman Art

Index

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the William Alexander Lamberton Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: The Courts of Philip II and Alexander the Great :.

ISBN:

9783110622942

3110622947

Publisher Number:

99989829755

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.