TY - GEN N2 - The Alexandra attributed to Lykophron is a notoriously difficult poem but one that sheds crucial light on Greek religion, foundation myths, and myths of colonial identity. This text asserts its importance as a strongly political and historical document, and argues that the probable decade of its composition was a turning-point in Roman history. AB - The Alexandra attributed to Lykophron is a notoriously difficult poem but one that sheds crucial light on Greek religion, foundation myths, and myths of colonial identity. This text asserts its importance as a strongly political and historical document, and argues that the probable decade of its composition was a turning-point in Roman history. T1 - Lykophron's Alexandra, Rome, and the Hellenistic world / AU - Hornblower, Simon, ET - First edition. CN - Oxford Scholarship Online CN - PA4240.L5 ID - 839826 KW - Epic poetry, Greek KW - Greek poetry, Hellenistic KW - Civilization, Greco-Roman SN - 9780191790775 TI - Lykophron's Alexandra, Rome, and the Hellenistic world / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198723684.001.0001 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198723684.001.0001 ER -