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Imagining Xerxes: Ancient Perspectives on a Persian King

By Emma Bridges 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 – which resulted,…

Date: 18 July 2021
Category: Classical Greek History Greek Art and Culture Greek Historiography Greek History Greek Language and Literature

Athens as a ‘Landscape of Trauma’. Phrynichus’ Sack of Miletus and the Aftermath of the Persian Wars

By Giorgia Proietti Abstract: Proietti argues that the play ‘Sack of Miletus’ was banned in Athens due to the Athenians’ collective traumatic memory of the Persian sack of Athens and the Persian Wars. Chapter in an…

Date: 11 July 2021
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Search by tag: persian wars

Imagining Xerxes: Ancient Perspectives on a Persian King

Athens as a ‘Landscape of Trauma’. Phrynichus’ Sack of Miletus and the Aftermath of the Persian Wars

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