Historical agency and the 'great man' in classical Greece
| 1. Verfasser: |
Ferrario, Sarah Brown, 1974-
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Cambridge :
University Press,
2014.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xiii, 409 p. |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 2 Datensätze |
| Online Zugang: |
Online available |
Inhaltsangabe:
- The search for the 'great man'
- Man, myth, and memory under the early Athenian democracy
- Culture clash? individuals and groups in the histories of Herodotus
- Claims to immortality: memories of the Peloponnesian War
- Into the fourth century: learning one's limits, knowing one's place
- Out beyond Athens: historical agency in Sparta and Thebes
- A 'new world order'? Philip II of Macedon
- Alexander 'The Great'
- Conclusion.
