Publication

2016 - Projektverlag, Bochum, Germany

Language

English

Word Count

14,750 words, Guess

Page Count

59 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCDF234 .F65 2016

Description

"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.

Subjects

People

Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C)Demetrius I Poliorcetes, King of Macedonia (336 B.C.-283 B.C)

Series Statement

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

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