The Courts of Philip II and Alexander the Great: Monarchy and Power in Ancient Macedonia

Recent scholarship has recognized that Philip II and Alexander the Great adopted elements of their self-fashioning and court ceremonial from previous empires in the Ancient Near East, but it is generally assumed that the advent of the Macedonian court as a locus of politics and culture occurred only...

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Körperschaft: The courts of Philip II and Alexander the Great: monarchy and power in ancient Macedonia (Veranstaltung) Edmonton (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Pownall, Frances 1963- (HerausgeberIn), Asirvatham, Sulochana Ruth 1970- (HerausgeberIn), Müller, Sabine 1972- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch Tagungsbericht E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter [2022]
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Zusammenfassung:Recent scholarship has recognized that Philip II and Alexander the Great adopted elements of their self-fashioning and court ceremonial from previous empires in the Ancient Near East, but it is generally assumed that the advent of the Macedonian court as a locus of politics and culture occurred only in the post-Alexander landscape of the Hellenistic Successors. This volume of ground-breaking essays by leading scholars on Ancient Macedonia goes beyond existing research questions to assess the profound impact of Philip and Alexander on court culture throughout the ages. The papers in this volume offer a thematic approach, focusing upon key institutional, cultural, social, ideological, and iconographical aspects of the reigns of Philip and Alexander. The authors treat the Macedonian court not only as a historical reality, but also as an object of fascination to contemporary Greeks that ultimately became a topos in later reflections on the lives and careers of Philip and Alexander. This collection of papers provides a paradigm-shifting recognition of the seminal roles of Philip and Alexander in the emergence of a new kind of Macedonian kingship and court culture that was spectacularly successful and transformative
Beschreibung:Preface: The genesis of this volume was a conference by the same name, held at the University of Alberta in Edmonton in May of 2018 ...
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 304 Seiten)
ISBN:9783110622942
9783110623642
DOI:10.1515/9783110622942

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