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Author Peltonen, Jaakkojuhani, author

Title Alexander the Great in the Roman Empire, 150 BC to AD 600 / Jaakkojuhani Peltonen
Published London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019]

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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
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
Notes "Reception of Alexander the Great."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- Influence
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. -- In literature
SUBJECT Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. fast
Subject Political oratory -- Rome
History, Ancient -- Historiography
HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece.
HISTORY -- General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Communication.
History, Ancient -- Historiography
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Kings and rulers
Literature
Political oratory
SUBJECT Macedonia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
Macedonia -- History -- To 168 B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85079268
Subject Europe -- Macedonia
Rome (Empire)
Genre/Form Electronic books
Biographies
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020693198
ISBN 9780429456046
0429456042
9780429850547
0429850549
9780429850530
0429850530
9780429850554
0429850557