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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bridges, Emma (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, England ; New York, New York : Bloomsbury, 2015.
Colección:Bloomsbury studies in classical reception.
Temas:
Xerxes > I, > King of Persia, > 519 B.C.-465 B.C. or 464 B.C.
Xerxes > I. > Iran, König > v519-v465
500-449 B.C.
Historiography
Kings and rulers
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
History & Archaeology.
Middle East.
Greece > History > Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C. > Historiography.
Iran > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Grèce > Histoire > 500-449 av. J.-C. (Guerres médiques) > Historiographie.
Greece
Iran
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FC; Halftitle; Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations and Photographs; Note on Translations, Illustrations and Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Encountering Xerxes; 1 Staging Xerxes: Aeschylus and Beyond; 2 Historiographical Enquiry: The Herodotean Xerxes-Narrative; 3 Xerxes in his Own Write? The Persian Perspective; 4 Pride, Panhellenism and Propaganda: Xerxes in the Fourth Century bc; 5 The King at Court: Alternative (Hi)Stories of Xerxes; 6 The Past as a Paradigm: Xerxes in a World Ruled by Rome.
  • Epilogue: Re-imagining XerxesBibliography; Index.

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