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Imagining Xerxes : ancient perspectives on a Persian king /
Xerxes, the Persian king who invaded Greece in 480 BC, quickly earned a notoriety that endured throughout antiquity and beyond. The Greeks' historical encounter with this eastern king â€" which resulted, against overwhelming odds, in the defeat of the Persian army â€" has inspired a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, England ; New York, New York :
Bloomsbury,
2015.
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| Colección: | Bloomsbury studies in classical reception.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Xerxes, the Persian king who invaded Greece in 480 BC, quickly earned a notoriety that endured throughout antiquity and beyond. The Greeks' historical encounter with this eastern king â€" which resulted, against overwhelming odds, in the defeat of the Persian army â€" has inspired a series of literary responses to Xerxes in which he is variously portrayed as the archetypal destructive and enslaving aggressor, as the epitome of arrogance and impiety, or as a figure synonymous with the exoticism and luxury of the Persian court. Imagining Xerxes is a transhistorical analysis that explores the r. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations, photographs. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781472511379 1472511379 9781472593160 1472593162 |