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Author:   Jennifer Finn
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Imprint:   The University of Michigan Press
Weight:   0.333kg
ISBN:  

9780472133031

ISBN 10:   0472133039
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   30 April 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Images Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Contested Pasts: Alexander the Great and Determinist History Great Man History and Determinism Alexander, the Romans, and Determinist History Alexander and Augustus Roman Historiography and Alexander the Great Chapter Contents Chapter 2 Trojan War Reprisals Alexander arrives at Susa: a Prelude Susa and the Greek World Alexander and Troy In the Ages of Heroes: Trojan War 2.0 Thrice Reprised: The Romans and the Trojan War Chapter 3 Writing Rivalry: The Persian Wars and the Battle of Thermopylae Prelude The Romans at Thermopylae Thermopylae and the Succession of Empires Re-writing Thermopylae Subverting Spartan History Chapter 4 Imagining Imperial Power Figures The Context of the “Last Plans” The Campaigns Against the Carthaginians and the West The Road to the Pillars of Hercules The Synoecism of Peoples from Europe and Asia The Construction of Temples The Tomb of Philip Conclusion Chapter 5 Alexander in Civil War(s) Introduction Antony and Octavian Pompey’s Imitatio Alexandri and the Sertorian Wars History Rewritten: Two Alexanders Chapter 6 Con(text)s of Invention: Alexander the Great at Jerusalem Tyre Babylon Jerusalem Inventing History in the 1st century CE Alexandria Conclusion Contested Pasts: Conclusion Contested Pasts: Bibliography

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Jennifer Finn is Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Classical Studies, Loyola University Chicago.

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