Alexander the Great in the Roman Empire, 150 BC to AD 600

by: Peltonen, J.

 Alexander the Great in the Roman Empire, 150 BC to AD 600
By Jaakkojuhani Peltonen

Description

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 is concerned with the various stories of Alexander and how they were used in 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 during 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.

Table of Contents
List of figures

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction

2 Alexander in an Empire of Romans, Greeks, and Jews

3 Alexander as a Model of Behaviour

4 Alexander in Relations of Power and Influence

5 Alexander in Christian Apologia

6 Conclusion

Appendix 1: Primary sources

Appendix 2: Chronological distribution of the data

Bibliography

Index

Alexander the Great in the Roman Empire, 150 BC to AD 600

by: Peltonen, J.

• ISBN-13: 9780367731670 / 978-0-367-73167-0
• ISBN-03: 0367731673 / 0-367-73167-3
• Routledge, London, 2020

Otium: L'arte di vivere nelle domus romane di eta imperiale

by: Bertelli, C. Malnati, L. Montevecchi, G.

• ISBN-13: 9788861307223
• ISBN-03: 8861307221
• Skira, Milano, 2008

ΟΙΝΟΣ ΙΣΜΑΡΙΚΟΣ: ΤΙΜΗΤΙΚΟΣ ΤΟΜΟΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΚΑΘΗΓΗΤΗ Γ. ΜΠΑΚΑΛΑΚΗ: ΜΕΡΟΣ Α' & Β'

by:

• ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΕΙΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ, ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ, 1990