Greece, Macedon and Persia
ISBN: 9781782979265
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Oxbow Books
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Alexander the Great 356 B.C.-323 B.C.; Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion 359-323 B.C.;

Greece, Macedon and Persia contains a collection of papers related to the history and historiography of warfare, politics and power in the Ancient Mediterranean world. The contributions, written by 19 recognized experts from a variety of methodological and evidentiary perspectives, show how ancient peoples considered war and conflict at the heart of social, political and economic activity. Though focusing on a single theme - war - the papers are firmly based in the context of the wider social and literary issues of Ancient Mediterranean scholarship and as such, consider war and conflict as part of a complex matrix of culture in which historical actors articulate their relationships with society and historical authors articulate their relationships with history. The result is a rich understanding of Ancient World history and history-writing. The volume is presented in honour of Waldemar Heckel, a foremost scholar of Alexander the Great and ancient warfare.


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