Andrew W Collins
Biographic Data
| ID | 3874611 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew W Collins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew W |
| FAMILY NAME | Collins |
| SIGNATURE | COLLINS A W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Classics University of Otago PO Box 56 Dunedin 9016 New Zealand |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Persian Royal Tent and Ceremonial of Alexander the Great
From 330 b.c . Alexander transformed his court by adopting a number of court personnel and practices from the Achaemenids. This included the adoption by the king of a mixed Persian and Macedonian royal costume, proskynēsis , Persian spear-bearers and certain Persian officers, such as the chiliarch and the chief usher (εἰσαγγελεύς). But Alexander also used an imposing tent and an audience style modelled on that of the Great King. It is my intentio…
Alexander the Great and the Office of Edeatros
After 330 BC, Alexander implemented a set of court reforms, one of which was the introduction of the edeatros (“taster”). Despite the arguments of J.N. Kalléris, there is a reasonable case to be made that the edeatros was an office taken from the Great King’s court. Rather than a simple “taster”, however, the edeatros came to oversee the sumptuous banquets Alexander now regularly held. Ptolemy was appointed to this position, and, like Hephaestion…
The Royal Costume and Insignia of Alexander the Great
Alexander’s proclamation as King of Asia was not a claim to be the new king of Persia or the new Great King. Alexander’s empire was one above and beyond the local kingship of Persia, and this “revisionist” interpretation of Alexander’s kingship requires a new assessment of Alexander’s reconfigured royal costume. Alexander rejected the upright tiara (the symbol of Achaemenid kingship) and the “Median” (or riding) dress, such as the kandys and anax…
Alexander and the Persian Court Chiliarchy
The Persian court office of chiliarch under Alexander and the Diadochs is a difficult and controversial subject. A. Meeus has recently proposed that there was never any court chiliarchy under Alexander and the Diadochs. This view can be questioned. The idea that Alexander adopted a court chiliarchy from the Achaemenids is a plausible inference from the data in the ancient sources, including Diodorus 18.48.4-5 and Cornelius Nepos (Conon 3.2-3). Wh…
The Palace Revolution
This study is an analysis of the plot against Domitian and the accession of Nerva. The conspiracy was a small palace plot best explained with reference to disaffection in the court. The praetorian guard had a major role in the accession of Nerva, and the conspirators tried to minimize any interference from the senate. Cette étude analyse le complot contre Domitien et l'accession de Nerva. La conspiration était un petit complot de palais qu'on peu…
The Office of Chiliarch under Alexander and the Successors
This article examines in detail the Persian court chiliarchy under Alexander and the Successors. The office was not identical with the equestrian chiliarchy and had no fundamental administrative duties. Its significance should be sought in the broad changes in Alexander's court when he became the new king of Asia
The Office of Chiliarch under Alexander and the Successors
This article examines in detail the Persian court chiliarchy under Alexander and the Successors. The office was not identical with the equestrian chiliarchy and had no fundamental administrative duties. Its significance should be sought in the broad changes in Alexander's court when he became the new king of Asia
The Palace Revolution
This study is an analysis of the plot against Domitian and the accession of Nerva. The conspiracy was a small palace plot best explained with reference to disaffection in the court. The praetorian guard had a major role in the accession of Nerva, and the conspirators tried to minimize any interference from the senate. Cette étude analyse le complot contre Domitien et l'accession de Nerva. La conspiration était un petit complot de palais qu'on peu…
Alexander and the Persian Court Chiliarchy
The Persian court office of chiliarch under Alexander and the Diadochs is a difficult and controversial subject. A. Meeus has recently proposed that there was never any court chiliarchy under Alexander and the Diadochs. This view can be questioned. The idea that Alexander adopted a court chiliarchy from the Achaemenids is a plausible inference from the data in the ancient sources, including Diodorus 18.48.4-5 and Cornelius Nepos (Conon 3.2-3). Wh…
The Royal Costume and Insignia of Alexander the Great
Alexander’s proclamation as King of Asia was not a claim to be the new king of Persia or the new Great King. Alexander’s empire was one above and beyond the local kingship of Persia, and this “revisionist” interpretation of Alexander’s kingship requires a new assessment of Alexander’s reconfigured royal costume. Alexander rejected the upright tiara (the symbol of Achaemenid kingship) and the “Median” (or riding) dress, such as the kandys and anax…
The Persian Royal Tent and Ceremonial of Alexander the Great
From 330 b.c . Alexander transformed his court by adopting a number of court personnel and practices from the Achaemenids. This included the adoption by the king of a mixed Persian and Macedonian royal costume, proskynēsis , Persian spear-bearers and certain Persian officers, such as the chiliarch and the chief usher (εἰσαγγελεύς). But Alexander also used an imposing tent and an audience style modelled on that of the Great King. It is my intentio…
The Office of Chiliarch under Alexander and the Successors
This article examines in detail the Persian court chiliarchy under Alexander and the Successors. The office was not identical with the equestrian chiliarchy and had no fundamental administrative duties. Its significance should be sought in the broad changes in Alexander's court when he became the new king of Asia
The Palace Revolution
This study is an analysis of the plot against Domitian and the accession of Nerva. The conspiracy was a small palace plot best explained with reference to disaffection in the court. The praetorian guard had a major role in the accession of Nerva, and the conspirators tried to minimize any interference from the senate. Cette étude analyse le complot contre Domitien et l'accession de Nerva. La conspiration était un petit complot de palais qu'on peu…
Alexander the Great and the Office of Edeatros
After 330 BC, Alexander implemented a set of court reforms, one of which was the introduction of the edeatros (“taster”). Despite the arguments of J.N. Kalléris, there is a reasonable case to be made that the edeatros was an office taken from the Great King’s court. Rather than a simple “taster”, however, the edeatros came to oversee the sumptuous banquets Alexander now regularly held. Ptolemy was appointed to this position, and, like Hephaestion…
The Royal Costume and Insignia of Alexander the Great
Alexander’s proclamation as King of Asia was not a claim to be the new king of Persia or the new Great King. Alexander’s empire was one above and beyond the local kingship of Persia, and this “revisionist” interpretation of Alexander’s kingship requires a new assessment of Alexander’s reconfigured royal costume. Alexander rejected the upright tiara (the symbol of Achaemenid kingship) and the “Median” (or riding) dress, such as the kandys and anax…
Alexander and the Persian Court Chiliarchy
The Persian court office of chiliarch under Alexander and the Diadochs is a difficult and controversial subject. A. Meeus has recently proposed that there was never any court chiliarchy under Alexander and the Diadochs. This view can be questioned. The idea that Alexander adopted a court chiliarchy from the Achaemenids is a plausible inference from the data in the ancient sources, including Diodorus 18.48.4-5 and Cornelius Nepos (Conon 3.2-3). Wh…
The Persian Royal Tent and Ceremonial of Alexander the Great
From 330 b.c . Alexander transformed his court by adopting a number of court personnel and practices from the Achaemenids. This included the adoption by the king of a mixed Persian and Macedonian royal costume, proskynēsis , Persian spear-bearers and certain Persian officers, such as the chiliarch and the chief usher (εἰσαγγελεύς). But Alexander also used an imposing tent and an audience style modelled on that of the Great King. It is my intentio…
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