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The legitimation of conquest : monarchical representation and the art of government in the empire of Alexander the Great
"Within a single decade (334-325 BC) Alexander III of Macedon conquered much of the known world of his time, creating an empire that stretched from the Balkans to India and southern Egypt. His clear intention of establishing permanent dominion over this huge and culturally diverse territory rai...
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | The legitimation of conquest : monarchical representation and the art of government in the empire of Alexander the Great / edited by Kai Trampedach and Alexander Meeus |
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Stuttgart :
Franz Steiner Verlag
, [2020] |
| Description matérielle : | 1 vol. (362 p.) |
| Collection : | Studies in ancient monarchies ; 7 |
| Contenu : | Introduction : understanding Alexander's relations with his subjects / Kai Trampedach, Alexander Meeus. From early on to become a hero ('Held') : mythical models of Alexander's image and biography / Tonio Hölscher. Staging charisma : Alexander and divination / Kai Trampedach. Alexander and athletics or how (not) to use a traditional field of monarchic legitimation / Christian Mann. Violence and legitimation : the social logic of Alexander the Great's acts of violence between the Danube and the Indus : a conceptual outline and a case study / Matthias Haake. Alexander's dedications to the gods : sacred space, pious practice and public legitimation / Ralf von den Hoff. Communcation and legitimation : knowledge of Alexander's Asian conquests in the Greek world / Shane Wallace. Legitimation, unwitting and unrequested : Alexander of Macedon's portrayal as divine tool in Zechariah 9 / Wilhelm Köhler. Wooing the victor with words : Babylonian priestly literature as a response to the Macedonian conquest / Michael Jursa. Shaping the new world : once more on the cities of Alexander / Maurizio Giangiulio. Alexander, the king of the Macedonians / Manuela Mari. On the titulature of Alexander the Great : the title basileus / Maxim M Kholod. Alexander the Great and Asia Minor : conquest and strategies of legitimation / Michele Faraguna. Alexander's tributary empire / Andrew Monson. The strategies of legitination of Alexander and the Diadochoi : continuities and discontinuities / Alexander Meeus. Concluding remarks / Hans-Joachim Gehrke |
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Bib. CRHIA (Histoire)
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| Salle de lecture | AN 2871 | Empruntable | Disponible |