Folly and Violence in the Court of Alexander the Great and his Successors?

Viewed from a mocking, oralistic perspective, the Macedonians served as a distorted mirror in which Greeks and Romans asserted their identities. The theme of Macedonian violence was also present in Greek comedy. This volume explores four case studies aiming at the deconstruction of these Greco-Roman topoi. The articles examine images of the Macedonians, Alexander, and Demetrius Poliorcetes analyzing the dimensions and expressions of Greco-Roman bias and its socio-political background.

Tim Howe ist außerordentlicher Professor für Geschichte am St. Olaf College, Minnesota, und ist Chefredakteur des "The Ancient History Bulletin". Sabine Müller ist Professorin für Alte Geschichte an der Philipps-Universität Marburg. Ihre Schwerpunkte sind u. a. "Antikes Persien", "Kulturkontakte antiker naher Osten und Griechenland, Makedonien und Rom", "Herodot", "Argeadisches Makedonien und hellenistische Reiche, insbesondere ptolemäisches Ägypten".