Eumenes of Cardia: A Greek among Macedonians (Ancient Mediterranean and Medieval Texts and Contexts, Part 1. Studies in Philo of Alexandria and Mediterranean Antiquity)
Edward M. Anson
Eumenes of Cardia was a royal secretary who, in the years following the death of Alexander the Great became a major contender for power. Despite his having been chiefly an administrator rather than a military or political power, Eumenes came close to securing control of the Asian remnants of Alexander’s empire. Eumenes was born in the Greek city of Cardia and lived during a period dominated by native-born Macedonians, and his defeat and death have traditionally been attributed to his having "Greek" rather than Macedonian origins. This book argues, however, that as a result of the actions of Macdonian monarchs, Macedonia was a land in which large numbers of a variety of people were successfully amalgamated into a single state.
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Yıl:
2004
Yayımcı:
Brill Academic Publishers
Dil:
english
Sayfalar:
303
ISBN 10:
0391042092
ISBN 13:
9780391042094
Seriler:
Studies in Philo of Alexandria and Mediterranean Antiquity 3
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PDF, 13.99 MB
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english, 2004