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Alexander the Great in the Roman Empire, 150 BC to AD 600
- Title
- Alexander the Great in the Roman Empire, 150 BC to AD 600 / Jaakkojuhani Peltonen.
- Author
- Peltonen, Jaakkojuhani
- Publication
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 19-6374 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- x, 260 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The life of Alexander the Great began to be retold from the moment of his death. The Greco-Roman authors used these stories as exemplars in a variety of ways. This book concerns the various stories of Alexander and how they have been used in Roman antiquity to promote certain policies, religious views and value systems. The book is an original contribution to the study of the history and reception of Alexander, analysing the writings of over 70 classical and post-classical authors in a period of over 700 years. Drawing on this extensive range and quantity of material, the study plots the continuity and change of ideas from the early Roman Empire to the early Middle Ages."--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. > Influence
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. > In literature
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C
- To 168 B.C
- Political oratory > Rome
- History, Ancient > Historiography
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Kings and rulers
- Literature
- Political oratory
- Macedonia > Kings and rulers > Biography
- Macedonia > History > To 168 B.C
- Europe > Macedonia
- Rome (Empire)
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Note
- "Reception of Alexander the Great."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages ([239]-257) and index.
- Contents
- Alexander in an Empire of Romans, Greeks, and Jews -- Alexander as a model of behaviour -- Alexander in relations of power and influence -- Alexander in Christian apologia -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Primary sources -- Appendix 2: Chronological distribution of the data.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-6374
- ISBN
- 9781138315860
- 1138315869
- LCCN
- 2018048106
- OCLC
- 1077571044
- Author
- Peltonen, Jaakkojuhani, author.
- Title
- Alexander the Great in the Roman Empire, 150 BC to AD 600 / Jaakkojuhani Peltonen.
- Publisher
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages ([239]-257) and index.
- Chronological Term
- To 168 B.C.
- Other Form:
- Ebook version : 9780429850547
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-6374