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Parthika : Greek and Roman authors' views of the Arsacid Empire = griechisch-römische Bilder des Arsakidenreiches / edited by Josef Wiesehöfer & Sabine Müller.
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Internationale Tagung "Bilder des Orients--Megasthenes, Apollodoros von Artemita und Isodoros von Charax" (2012 : Kiel, Germany)
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Language
German
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French
Published/Created
Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2017.
Description
xiii, 312 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
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Firestone Library - Classics Collection
DS285 .I68 2012
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Subject(s)
Arsacid dynasty 247 B.C.-224 A.D.
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Historiography
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Congresses
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Parthians
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Historiography
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Congresses
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Parthia
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Foreign public opinion, Greek
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Parthia
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Foreign public opinion, Roman
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Congresses
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Apollodorus of Artemita
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Congresses
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Isidore of Charax
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Wiesehöfer, Josef
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Müller, Sabine, 1972-
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Universität Kiel. Institut für klassische Alterturmskunde
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Series
Classica et orientalia ; Bd. 15.
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Classica et Orientalia, 2190-3638 ; Bd. 15
Summary note
Established in the third century BC, the multi-cultural and multi-lingual Arsacid Empire became Rome?s major opponent in the East from the first century BC to its end in the third century AD. According to a Roman idea, the orbis was evenly divided between the Parthians and the Romans. However, in the Arsacid Empire oral tradition prevailed and, for a long time, there was no Arsacid historiography concerning perception, reception and interpretation. Therefore, Greco-Roman views and images of the Parthians, Arsacids and their Empire predominated. Focusing on literary depictions in ancient Greek and Roman literature and examining stereotypes, this volume brings together twelve papers on Greco-Roman perceptions and images of the Arsacid Empire. Part I consists of eight papers primarily concerned with re-assessments of Apollodorus of Artemita and Isidorus of Charax regarding their value as source of information on the Arsacid Empire. Part II contains four papers dealing with the images of the Arsacid Empire in the works of Josephus, Trogus-Justin, Tacitus and Arrian, viewed against their respective socio-political and cultural background.
Notes
Second set of proceedings of a conference which took place at the Institut für klassische Alterturmskunde (Universität Kiel), from 27 to 30 June 2012. The other half were published in 2016, under the title: Megasthenes und seine Zeit.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
Eight papers and an introduction in German, three papers in English, and one in French.
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Greek and Roman authors' views of the Arsacid Empire
Griechisch-römische Bilder des Arsakidenreiches
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9783447107648 (hardback)
3447107642 (hardback)
OCLC
975488435
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