A Spectacle of Greekness

Panhellenism and the Visual in Xenophon’s Agesilaus

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20049916
AutoresRosie Harman (autor de correspondencia)
Año2012
Páginas427-453
Fecha de publicación2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoCHAPTER
RevistaXenophon (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789004234192_014
OpenAlexW2481546719
ISBN9789004234192
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas20

Xenophon?s representation of Agesilaus must be understood within the political context of the early fourth century and the intellectual context of Panhellenism. A time of upheaval, conflict and violence, this period saw multiple shifting alliances and struggles for ascendancy between Greek states in the Corinthian War. In this chapter the author argues that although the Agesilaus can be understood as a ?Panhellenist? text in that it engages with questions about the nature of Greek identity current in contemporary Panhellenist thought, it reveals the complex, discursive nature of Panhellenism by engaging in those questions in a troublingly contorted and challenging way. Agesilaus? actions against the Persians are described in highly polarised, ethnocentric language, which makes explicit reference to the Persian wars. Keywords:Agesilaus; Greek politics; greekness; Panhellenism; Persian wars; Xenophon

Political science · Spectacle · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Law