New Releases: Ancient Books for the Holiday Season!
A few new releases for the historian on your shopping list!
The Prince and the Pancratiast: Persian-Thessalian Relations in the Late Fifth Century B.C.
Darius II’s invitation to the Olympic victor Poulydamas and Cyrus’ friendship with Thessalian aristocrats were renewals of old ties between Persia and Thessaly and part of Persian intervention in the Peloponnesian War.
When In Greece, Do as the Persians Don’t: Defining the Identity of the Greeks Against the Persian Imperial ‘Other’
By solidifying the opposition between the governments of the burgeoning Greek poleis and the Persian imperial monarchy, the Greeks defined themselves against the Persians as they developed and solidified their political identity.
The so-called Galatae, Celts, and Gauls in the Early Hellenistic Balkans and the Attack on Delphi in 280–279 BC
The thesis indicates that the establishment of Galatia as a geopolitical entity was probably unrelated to these incursive activities as traditionally indicated by the primary sources.
Information-gathering and the strategic use of culture in Herodotus
Herodotus
Persians and Egyptians: Cooperation in Vandalism
The paper is devoted to mutilations of the names ant titles on the sarcophagi of Iahmes and Nekhtbastetru, the son and wife of Amasis, in the Hermitage museum.
Alexander the Great and the Unity of Mankind
First, Alexander envisioned a fusion of races, more specifically of Greek-Macedonians and Persians…Second, the concept of the unity of mankind becomes a commonplace in Greek thought after the death of Alexander and, quite particularly, in the circle of Cassander.
Achaemenid Religion: Kingly Sincerity and Political Manipulation
In many empires of the ancient world, a common practice was to inscribe deeds, conquests, and honourable propaganda concerning the ruler around the empire. In these inscriptions, one may find references to a deity, or deities, utilized in a fairly standard way.
Ammianus and the Elephants: Roman-Persian Siege Warfare in the Fourth Century
Ammianus Marcellinus provides the most enthralling account of military affairs available for the fourth century.
First Iranian military units in the army of Alexander the Great
This article seeks to analyze not only the numbers but also the place accorded to Iranian troops in Alexander