Brills Companion To The Reception Of Alexander The Great

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004359931
Total Pages : 879 pages
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Download or read book Brill's Companion to the Reception of Alexander the Great written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 879 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Alexander the Great has something for everyone who is interested in the life and afterlife of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great.

Author : Kenneth R. Moore
Publisher : Brill's Companions to Classica
ISBN 13 : 9789004285071
Total Pages : 855 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brill's Companion to the Reception of Alexander the Great written by Kenneth R. Moore and published by Brill's Companions to Classica. This book was released on 2018 with total page 855 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brill's Companion to the Reception of Alexander the Greatoffers a considerable range of topics, of interest to students and academics alike, in the long tradition of this subject's significant impact, across a sometimes surprising and comprehensive variety of areas. Arguably no other historical figure has cast such a long shadow for so long a time. Every civilisation touched by the Macedonian Conqueror, along with many more that he never imagined, has scrambled to "own" some part of his legacy. This volume canvasses a comprehensive array of these receptions, beginning from Alexander's own era and journeying up to the present, in order to come to grips with the impact left by this influential but elusive figure.

Author : Joseph Roisman
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900421755X
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brill's Companion to Alexander the Great written by Joseph Roisman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2002-12-16 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many important issues surrounding Alexander the Great's conquest have captured the interest of scholars and general readers since antiquity. This book acquaints us with these issues and their current interpretations, and opens up new directions of investigation as it confronts them. It covers a broad range of topics: the ancients' representations of the king in literature and art; Alexander's relations with Greeks, Macedonians, and the peoples of Asia; the military, political, sociological, and cultural aspects of his campaigns; the exploitation of his story by ancient philosophers to argue a moral point and by modern communities to affirm or contest ethnic and national identities. This volume will be of interest to scholars and nonspecialists alike and serve as a standard reference work for years to come.

Author : Serena Bianchetti
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004284710
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brill's Companion to Ancient Geography written by Serena Bianchetti and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brill's Companion to Ancient Geography is the first collection of studies on historical geography of the ancient world that focuses on topics considered crucial for understanding the development of geographical thought.

Author : Amy C. Smith
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047444507
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brill's Companion to Aphrodite written by Amy C. Smith and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book an international team of scholars from a wide range of academic fields and perspectives reevaluate the Greek goddess Aphrodite, her worship throughout the Mediterranean, manifold roles in Graeco-Roman antiquity, and reception through the Renaissance and beyond.

Author : Kyriakos N. Demetriou
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004280499
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brill’s Companion to George Grote and the Classical Tradition written by Kyriakos N. Demetriou and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Grote’s (1794-1871) extensive publications on ancient Greek history and philosophy remain landmarks in the history of classical scholarship. Since the late 20thcentury, lively interest in the works of Grote has seen his profile revived and his ongoing significance highlighted: he has taken up his rightful place among the most celebrated nineteenth-century classical intellectuals. Grote’s critical engagement with Greek historiography and philosophy revolutionized classical studies in his day – a revolution set against both long-established interpretations and prevailing trends in German Altertumswissenschaft. Twenty-first-century scholarship shows that Grote’s works remain lively, sparkling and relevant, as they offers valuable insights that cut across the intellectual borders of the Victorian age. His diligent scholarship, fascination with evidence and sound judgement, intertwined with intriguing and insightful narrative prose, continue to captivate the attention of modern readers. In Brill’s Companion to George Grote and the Classical Tradition Kyriakos N. Demetriou leads a team of prominent scholars to contextualize, unravel and explore Grote’s works as well as provide a critical assessment of his posthumous legacy.

Author : Petros Bouras-Vallianatos
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004394354
Total Pages : 710 pages
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Download or read book Brill's Companion to the Reception of Galen written by Petros Bouras-Vallianatos and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Galen presents a comprehensive account of the afterlife of the corpus of the second-century AD Greek physician Galen of Pergamum. In 31 chapters, written by a range of experts in the field, it shows how Galen was adopted, adapted, admired, contested, and criticised across diverse intellectual environments and geographical regions, from Late Antiquity to the present day, and from Europe to North Africa, the Middle and the Far East. The volume offers both introductory material and new analysis on the transmission and dissemination of Galen’s works and ideas through translations into Latin, Syriac, Arabic, Hebrew and other languages, the impact of Galenic thought on medical practice, as well as his influence in non-medical contexts, including philosophy and alchemy.

Author : Richard Stoneman
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ISBN 13 : 1107167698
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Alexander the Great in World Culture written by Richard Stoneman and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how Alexander the Great has influenced literature, art and culture in Europe and the Middle East over two millennia.

Author : Bruno Jacobs
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119174287
Total Pages : 1747 pages
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Download or read book A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire, 2 Volume Set written by Bruno Jacobs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 1747 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COMPANION TO THE ACHAEMENID PERSIAN EMPIRE A comprehensive review of the political, cultural, social, economic and religious history of the Achaemenid Empirem Often called the first world empire, the Achaemenid Empire is rooted in older Near Eastern traditions. A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire offers a perspective in which the history of the empire is embedded in the preceding and subsequent epochs. In this way, the traditions that shaped the Achaemenid Empire become as visible as the powerful impact it had on further historical development. But the work does not only break new ground in this respect, but also in the fact that, in addition to written testimonies of all kinds, it also considers material tradition as an equal factor in historical reconstruction. This comprehensive two-volume set features contributions by internationally-recognized experts that offer balanced coverage of the whole of the empire from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia. Comprehensive in scope, the Companion provides readers with a panoramic view of the diversity, richness, and complexity of the Achaemenid Empire, dealing with all the many aspects of history, event history, administration, economy, society, communication, art, science and religion, illustrating the multifaceted nature of the first true empire. A unique historical account presented in its multiregional dimensions, this important resource deals with many aspects of history, administration, economy, society, communication, art, science and religion it deals with topics that have only recently attracted interest such as court life, leisure activities, gender roles, and more examines a variety of available sources to consider those predecessors who influenced Achaemenid structure, ideology, and self-expression contains the study of Nachleben and the history of perception up to the present day offers a spectrum of opinions in disputed fields of research, such as the interpretation of the imagery of Achaemenid art, or questions of religion includes extensive bibliographies in each chapter for use as starting points for further research devotes special interest to the east of the empire, which is often neglected in comparison to the western territories Part of the acclaimed Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire is an indispensable work for students, instructors, and scholars of Persian and ancient world history, particularly the First Persian Empire.

Author : David Zuwiyya
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004183450
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Alexander Literature in the Middle Ages written by David Zuwiyya and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on decades of research on Alexander literature from all over the world, this book is bound to become a medievalist's best companion. It studies Alexander romances from the East and the West in literary form and content.