Lykophron's Alexandra, Rome, and the Hellenistic World

Lykophron's Alexandra, Rome, and the Hellenistic World

Oxford University Press

06/2018

288

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Inglês

9780198723684

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Frontmatter Abbreviations Synopsis of the Alexandra Map I: Lykophron's Geopolitical World 1: The Hellenistic Kingdoms; Cities and Federations of Old Greece 1.i: Introduction 1.i.a: Date of the poem 1.ii: The Hellenistic kingdoms 1.ii.a: The tyrants of the Western Mediterranean 1.ii.b: Alexander 1.ii.c: The Antigonids 1.ii.d: The Seleukids 1.ii.e: The Attalids 1.ii.f: The Ptolemies; Lykophron and Egypt 1.iii: The cities and federations (leagues) of Old Greece 1.iii.a: The cities Athens and Attika; the Athenian colonization of Miletos Thebes and Boiotia Sparta and Messenia 1.iii.b: The federations: Boiotian, Aitolian, Lokrian 1.iv: Conclusion 2: Sicily and Magna Graecia (South Italy) 2.i: Sicily 2.ii: Italy 2.ii.a: Epizephyrian Lokroi 2.ii.b: Kaulonia 2.ii.c: Skylletion, Kroton, Petelia, and Temesa (Tempsa) 2.ii.d: Lagaria and Thourioi 2.ii.e: Daunia 3: Rhodes ANNEX: The Lindian 'Chronicle' 4: Campania, Latium, and Rome 4.i: Campania 4.ii: Latium and Rome 4.iii: Where is Dido? ANNEX: The Aineias section II: Cultural and Religious Contexts 5: Sibylline Oracles and Other Apocalyptic Literature 5.i: Introduction 5.ii: The Sibylline Oracles, especially the Third 5.iii: Phlegon of Tralles 5.iv: The Book of Daniel 5.v: The 'Oracle of the Potter' 5.vi: Polybius? 5.vii: Conclusion 6: Culture, Religion, and Myths of Identity in the Alexandra 6.i: Introduction 6.ii: Hektor's bones (again) 6.iii: The Lokrian maidens 6.iv: Cult epithets: Smintheus, Mamertos, Mamersa 6.v: Myths of identity 6.v.a: Rome 6.v.b: Krete and Karia 6.v.c: Cyprus, the two places called Salamis, and Sparta 6.vi: Concluding remarks ANNEX A: Lykophron on Hektor's bones ANNEX B: Lykophron on the Lokrian maidens ANNEX C: The Lokrian maidens inscription: text and translation 7: Conclusion 7.i: A political poem 7.ii: The 190s BC and Hannibal's legacy 7.iii: The intended audience or readership of the Alexandra Endmatter Bibliography General index Index locorum