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Informationen zum Autor Daniel Ogden is Professor of Ancient History in the University of Exeter, after teaching in Swansea between 1991 and 2003. With the Classical Press of Wales he has also published Aristomenes of Messene (2003); In Search of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice: The Traditional Tales of Lucian’s Lover of Lies (2007); and, as editor, The Hellenistic World: New Perspectives (2002). His books for other presses include Greek Bastardy (1996); Greek and Roman Necromancy (2001); Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds (2nd ed., 2009); Alexander the Great: Myth, Genesis and Sexuality (2011); Drakon: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman World (2013); Dragons, Serpents and Slayers in the Classical and Early Christian Worlds (2013); The Legend of Seleucus (2017); The Werewolf in the Ancient World (2021); The Strix-Witch (2021); and The Dragon in the West (2021). Polygamy , Alexander and Seleucus together form a loose trilogy. Vorwort Aristomenes was the legendary hero of the Messenian wars who led resistence against Sparta and yet, despite a full account of his heroic deeds by Pausanias, is now almost forgotten. Zusammenfassung The legends of Aristomenes, hero of the Messenian resistance to Sparta, were designed to excite, gratify and amuse. Yet they remain almost unknown even to specialist ancient historians. This book, the first monograph to be devoted to Aristomenes, redirects attention to his adventures, which at times resemble those of King Arthur, Robin Hood and even Sinbad the Sailor. Famously, Sparta tried to suppress the identity and self-confidence of its Messenian helots. Yet here are stories which give access to the imagination of this long-muted by ultimately liberated people.
