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Alexander the Great
Daniel Ogden
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Description for Alexander the Great
Paperback. What are ancient texts saying to us when they describe Alexander the Great's romantic relationship with his wife Barsine, or comment on his homosexual relationship with Hephaestion? What did it mean when the ancient writers told that Alexander had been sired by a thunderbolt or by a gigantic snake? This title addresses these questions and others. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
What are ancient texts saying to us when they describe Alexander the Great’s romantic relationship with his wife Barsine, or comment on his homosexual relationship with Hephaestion? What did it mean when the ancient writers told that Alexander had been sired by a thunderbolt or by a gigantic snake? What did it mean when they represented his mother Olympias as a witch? These questions and others are addressed in Alexander the Great: Myth and Sexuality. In this book, Daniel Ogden discusses the mythologizing of procreation and sex in the ancient traditions surrounding Alexander. From the author's Introduction: 'A quick ... Read more
What are ancient texts saying to us when they describe Alexander the Great’s romantic relationship with his wife Barsine, or comment on his homosexual relationship with Hephaestion? What did it mean when the ancient writers told that Alexander had been sired by a thunderbolt or by a gigantic snake? What did it mean when they represented his mother Olympias as a witch? These questions and others are addressed in Alexander the Great: Myth and Sexuality. In this book, Daniel Ogden discusses the mythologizing of procreation and sex in the ancient traditions surrounding Alexander. From the author's Introduction: 'A quick ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859898386
SKU
V9780859898386
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About Daniel Ogden
Daniel Ogden is Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter. He has published substantially on the ancient world; his previous books include Greek Bastardy in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods (OUP, 1996), The Crooked Kings of Ancient Greece (Duckworth, 1997), Greek and Roman Necromancy (Princeton University Press, 2001), Magic, witchcraft and ghosts in the Greek and Roman worlds: a sourcebook ... Read more
Reviews for Alexander the Great
... will repay the attention of a readership far broader than the community of Alexander and Hellenistic scholars to which it is obviously directed. Thomas M Banchich, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Mawr Classical Review
"Highly recommended." Near Eastern Archaeological Society Bulletin
Mawr Classical Review
"Highly recommended." Near Eastern Archaeological Society Bulletin