The paper explores the fortune of the figure of Alexander the Great in the Hellenistic World down to the First Century B.C. . Three issues are examined: 1) the popularity of Alexander in the greek poleis (included the cults attributed to him); 2) Alexander seen as ancestor or model for Graeco-Macedonian or Hell-enized dynasties; 3) Alexander in the Greek literary tradition (rhetorical and historiographical sources, often tied to each other), which sometimes tends to contrast with the official Roman view.
The Ambivalent Model: Alexander in the Greek World between Politics and Literature (1st Century bc / beg. 1st Century ad) / Muccioli Federicomaria. - STAMPA. - Brill's Companions to Classical Reception, Band 14:(2018), pp. 275-303. [10.1163/9789004359932_012]
The Ambivalent Model: Alexander in the Greek World between Politics and Literature (1st Century bc / beg. 1st Century ad)
Muccioli Federicomaria
2018
Abstract
The paper explores the fortune of the figure of Alexander the Great in the Hellenistic World down to the First Century B.C. . Three issues are examined: 1) the popularity of Alexander in the greek poleis (included the cults attributed to him); 2) Alexander seen as ancestor or model for Graeco-Macedonian or Hell-enized dynasties; 3) Alexander in the Greek literary tradition (rhetorical and historiographical sources, often tied to each other), which sometimes tends to contrast with the official Roman view.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
