States of memory : the polis, panhellenism, and the Persian War / David C. Yates.
2019
DF225.2
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Title
States of memory : the polis, panhellenism, and the Persian War / David C. Yates.
Author
Yates, David C., author.
ISBN
9780190673574 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Call Number
DF225.2
Dewey Decimal Classification
938.03
Summary
The Persian War was one of the most significant events in ancient history. It halted Persia's westward expansion, inspired the Golden Age of Greece, & propelled Athens to the heights of power. From the end of the war almost to the end of antiquity, the Greeks recalled the battles & heroes of this war with zeal. The resulting monuments & narratives have long been used to elucidate the history of the war itself, but they have only recently begun to be used to explore how the conflict was remembered over time. Yates demonstrates (1) that the Greeks recalled the Persian War as members of their respective poleis, not collectively as Greeks, (2) that the resulting differences were extensive & fiercely contested, & (3) that a mutually accepted recollection of the war did not emerge until Philip of Macedonia & Alexander the Great shattered the conceptual domination of the polis at the battle of Chaeronea.
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Also issued in print: 2019.
The Persian War was one of the most significant events in ancient history. It halted Persia's westward expansion, inspired the Golden Age of Greece, & propelled Athens to the heights of power. From the end of the war almost to the end of antiquity, the Greeks recalled the battles & heroes of this war with zeal. The resulting monuments & narratives have long been used to elucidate the history of the war itself, but they have only recently begun to be used to explore how the conflict was remembered over time. Yates demonstrates (1) that the Greeks recalled the Persian War as members of their respective poleis, not collectively as Greeks, (2) that the resulting differences were extensive & fiercely contested, & (3) that a mutually accepted recollection of the war did not emerge until Philip of Macedonia & Alexander the Great shattered the conceptual domination of the polis at the battle of Chaeronea.
The Persian War was one of the most significant events in ancient history. It halted Persia's westward expansion, inspired the Golden Age of Greece, & propelled Athens to the heights of power. From the end of the war almost to the end of antiquity, the Greeks recalled the battles & heroes of this war with zeal. The resulting monuments & narratives have long been used to elucidate the history of the war itself, but they have only recently begun to be used to explore how the conflict was remembered over time. Yates demonstrates (1) that the Greeks recalled the Persian War as members of their respective poleis, not collectively as Greeks, (2) that the resulting differences were extensive & fiercely contested, & (3) that a mutually accepted recollection of the war did not emerge until Philip of Macedonia & Alexander the Great shattered the conceptual domination of the polis at the battle of Chaeronea.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 10, 2019).
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780190673543
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