Ancient and Modern Colossal Statues: From Athena Parthenos to the Statue of Liberty
by Kiki Karoglou. Description: The blog discusses the colossal statues in the exhibition Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World. View on The Met.
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Revisiting the “Hellenistic” Period
by Yousuf Chughtai Abstract: A discussion of the representation of Alexander the Great’s empire and the Hellenistic period in Western scholarship, and ways in which modern multifaceted identities can help shed new…
Memory as History: the legacy of Alexander in Asia
Edited by Himanshu Prabha Ray and Daniel T. Potts Abstract: This volume examines the legacy of Alexander, the Macedonian, as it survived and transformed itself in literature, the arts and archaeology in Asia. The…
Lyric in the Hellenistic Period and Beyond
By Silvia Barbantani Abstract: Like the works of Homer, Euripides and other classical authors, early lyric poetry quickly became part of the cultural treasure of the Greeks, even when – or should I say particularly…
Polis Histories, Collective Memories and the Greek World
By Rosalind Thomas Abstract: Greek ‘local histories’, better called polis and island histories, have usually been seen as the poor relation of mainstream ‘great’ Greek historiography, and yet they were demonstrably…
War Elephants
By Silvannen Gerrard Abstract: The history of Seleucid elephant warfare is fascinating and it was a great pleasure to be joined by Dr Silvannen Gerrard to talk through this topic. Silvannen explained how these…
Interview: On Alexander the Great in Ancient Art & Literature w/ Meg Finlayson
By Meg Finlayson Abstract: Alexander the Great is easily one of the most popular subjects for writers and artists throughout antiquity. In addition to the many biographies that present wildly different views on the…
Alexander the Great and Propaganda
Edited by Elizabeth Baynham, John Walsh Abstract: Alexander the Great and Propaganda explores the use of propaganda – whether literature, coinage, or iconography – in the court of Alexander the Great, as well as those…
The Hellenistic Age Podcast
Abstract: A history podcast that covers the period of Eurasian and North African History known as the Hellenistic Age, which roughly stretches from the death of Alexander the Great to the Battle of Actium (~336 – 30…
Demitrius the Besieger
By Charolette Dunn, Pat Wheatley Abstract: Demetrius the Besieger is a historical and historiographical biography of Demetrius Poliorcetes ‘The Besieger of Cities’ (336–282 BC), an outstanding, yet enigmatic figure who…
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