Pioneer Kingdoms of Macedon and Qin - A Triumph of the Periphery

"A pioneering interdisciplinary study of Argead Macedon and Qin, which critically analyzes Greek and Chinese ethnic identities and establishes a multi-layered comparison of Alexander the Great and the First Emperor of China in their social and cultural contexts"-- Provided by publisher.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. Pioneer kingdoms: the histories of Macedon and Qin; 2. Basileus and Wang: (in)disputable mastery; 3. Court and country: elites and the military; 4. Man and machine: Philip, Alexander and Ying Zheng; Epilogue: 'Great Men,' contextualized and compared.

Info autore

JORDAN THOMAS CHRISTOPHER is a Lecturer in the Department of Classics and Archaeology at Loyola Marymount University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jordan Thomas Christopher, Jordan Thomas (Loyola Marymount Unive Christopher
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.06.2025
• EAN: 9781009534895
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0953489-5
• Pagine: 300
• Serie: Antiquity in Global Context
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient China, Ancient Greece, Macedonia, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, c 1000 BCE to start of CE period