Lykophron's Alexandra, Rome, and the Hellenistic world / Simon Hornblower.
The 'Alexandra' attributed to Lykophron is a notoriously difficult poem but one that sheds crucial light on Greek religion, foundation myths, and myths of colonial identity. This book asserts its importance as a strongly political and historical document, and argues that the probable decad...
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| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Oxford, United Kingdom : |b Oxford University Press, |c 2018. | |
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| 300 | |a xx, 254 pages : |b maps ; |c 23 cm. | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-221) and indexes. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g pt. I |t Lykophron's Geopolitical World -- |g 1. |t Hellenistic Kingdoms: Cities and Federations of Old Greece -- |g (i). Introduction -- |g (a). |t Date and horizon of the poem -- |g (ii). |t Hellenistic kingdoms -- |g (a). |t tyrants of the Western Mediterranean -- |g (b). |t Alexander -- |g (c). |t Antigonids -- |g (d). |t Seleukids -- |g (e). |t Attalids -- |g (f). |t Ptolemies; Lykophron and Egypt -- |g (iii). |t cities and federations (leagues) of Old Greece -- |g (a). |t cities -- |t Athens and Attika; the Athenian colonization of Miletos -- |t Thebes and Boiotia -- |t Sparta and Messenia -- |g (b). |t federations: Boiotian, Aitolian, Lokrian -- |g (iv). Conclusion -- |g 2. |t Sicily and Magna Graecia (South Italy) -- |g (i). |t Sicily -- |g (ii). |t Italy -- |g (a). |t Epizephyrian Lokroi -- |g (b). |t Kaulonia -- |g (c). |t Skylletion, Kroton, Petelia, and Temesa (Tempsa) -- |g (d). |t Lagaria and Thourioi -- |g (e). |t Daunia -- |g 3. |t Rhodes -- |t Annex: The Lindian ̀Chronicle' -- |g 4. |t Campania, Latium, and Rome -- |g (i). |t Campania -- |g (ii). |t Latium and Rome -- |g (iii). |t Where is Dido? -- |t Annex: The Aineias section -- |g pt. II |t Cultural and Religious Contexts -- |g 5. |t Sibylline Oracles and Other Apocalyptic Literature -- |g (i). Introduction -- |g (ii). |t Sibylline Oracles, especially the Third -- |g (iii). |t Phlegon of Tralles -- |g (iv). |t Book of Daniel -- |g v). |t ̀Oracle of the Potter' -- |g vi). |t Polybius? -- |g vii). Conclusion -- |g 6. |t Culture, Religion, and Myths of Identity in the Alexandra -- |g (i). Introduction -- |g (ii). |t Hektor's bones (again) -- |g (iii). |t Lokrian maidens -- |g (iv). |t Cult epithets: Smintheus, Mamertos, Mamersa -- |g v). |t Myths of identity -- |g (a). |t Rome -- |g (b). |t Krete and Karia -- |g (c). |t Cyprus, the two places called Salamis, and Sparta -- |g (vi). Concluding remarks -- |g Annex A |t Lykophron on Hektor's bones -- |g Annex B |t Lykophron on the Lokrian maidens -- |g Annex C |t Lokrian maidens inscription: text and translation -- |g 7. Conclusion -- |g (i). |t political poem -- |g (ii). |t 190s BC and Hannibal's legacy -- |g (iii). |t intended audience or readership of the Alexandra. |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Greek poetry, Hellenistic |x History and criticism. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105283. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Civilization, Greco-Roman |v Sources. | |
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