Contesting the Greatness of Alexander the Great: The Representation of Alexander in the Histories of Polybius and Livy

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dc.contributor.advisorEckstein, Arthur Men_US
dc.contributor.authorOvertoom, Nikolaus Leoen_US
dc.contributor.departmentHistoryen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-08T05:32:08Z
dc.date.available2011-07-08T05:32:08Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractBy investigating the works of Polybius and Livy, we can discuss an important aspect of the impact of Alexander upon the reputation and image of Rome. Because of the subject of their histories and the political atmosphere in which they were writing - these authors, despite their generally positive opinions of Alexander, ultimately created scenarios where they portrayed the Romans as superior to the Macedonian king. This study has five primary goals: to produce a commentary on the various Alexander passages found in Polybius' and Livy's histories; to establish the generally positive opinion of Alexander held by these two writers; to illustrate that a noticeable theme of their works is the ongoing comparison between Alexander and Rome; to demonstrate Polybius' and Livy's belief in Roman superiority, even over Alexander; and finally to create an understanding of how this motif influences their greater narratives and alters our appreciation of their works.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/11761
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAncient Historyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAlexanderen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLivyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMacedoniaen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPolybiusen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRomansen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRomeen_US
dc.titleContesting the Greatness of Alexander the Great: The Representation of Alexander in the Histories of Polybius and Livyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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