Julian Degen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5528195 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julian Degen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julian |
| FAMILY NAME | Degen |
| SIGNATURE | DEGEN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universität Trier |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pompey, Theophanes and the Contest for Empire
This paper outlines a new framework for the historical study of Roman imperialism in the East as a dialogue between the empire and local elites. It is argued that Pompey created in his representation a persona of himself that Near Eastern nobles considered legitimate. This representation ultimately helped him to stabilise Roman hegemony over Armenia, which had already developed into a contested borderland with the Parthians. From the fragments al…
Imperial Imagined Geographies and Greek Worldviews
It is well documented that the Teispid-Achaemenid Empire drew on spatial concepts that resonated with those of subject societies in their imperial narratives. In doing so, the empire provided its subjects with a shared geographic sense of belonging, enabling them to envision their place within the imperial space. This article examines the themes of center and periphery in Achaemenid imperial imagined geography and Herodotus’ Histories , exploring…
Herodotus on the Expedition of Datis and Artaphrenes
By accepting a later dating for the composition of the Histories , this article argues that Herodotus mirrors Athenian imperialism in his account of the First Persian War to convey a political message to contemporary recipients. In doing so, he departs from the prevailing tradition of the expedition of Datis and Artaphrenes by creating a narrative that manipulates Persian methods of conquest, presenting them in a manner that appears emblematic of…
Revaluating the Sardanapalus Monument in Cilicia Greek Travelogues and Ancient Near Eastern Hedonism
This article presents a novel interpretation of the famous hedonistic monument of Sardanapalus, as depicted by numerous Greek and Roman authors, particularly within historiography related to Alexander. The argument unfolds in two steps. First, the Greek tradition regarding Sardanapalus and the inscription is discussed in detail, and then the description of foreign monuments in Greek travelogue texts and their relation to ancient Near Eastern text…
Xerxes I, an Heir of Assyria? The Daiva Inscription in Context
Source and Criticism
The World of Alexander in Perspective. Contextualizing Arrian
This volume is a collection of papers that have been given at an international conference in December 2019 in Bregenz, Austria. They focus on Arrian of Nicomedia’s Anabasis Alexandrou which is our main source for the life and reign of Alexander the Great. So far, scholarship has paid only little attention to the Anabasis as literary cosmos of its own right. The various contributions critically evaluate the still extant general opinion, that Arria…
Western Europe
Short-term Empires in World History
Alexander III., Dareios I. und das speererworbene Land (Diod. 17, 17, 2)
This article aims to shed new light on Diodorus’ episode about Alexander’s crossing of the Hellespont by bringing ancient Near Eastern evidence into discussion. I assume that Diodorus’ “report” is a nesting of three different narrative-elements woven to a composition which provides a purposeful view ex post facto on the event in 334 BCE. By showing that Alexander adapted Achaemenid strategies to legitimize his power over the new won empire as wel…
Wahrnehmung und Darstellung von Palästen in den Historien Herodots
Short-term Empires in World History
The World of Alexander in Perspective. Contextualizing Arrian
This volume is a collection of papers that have been given at an international conference in December 2019 in Bregenz, Austria. They focus on Arrian of Nicomedia’s Anabasis Alexandrou which is our main source for the life and reign of Alexander the Great. So far, scholarship has paid only little attention to the Anabasis as literary cosmos of its own right. The various contributions critically evaluate the still extant general opinion, that Arria…
Alexander III., Dareios I. und das speererworbene Land (Diod. 17, 17, 2)
This article aims to shed new light on Diodorus’ episode about Alexander’s crossing of the Hellespont by bringing ancient Near Eastern evidence into discussion. I assume that Diodorus’ “report” is a nesting of three different narrative-elements woven to a composition which provides a purposeful view ex post facto on the event in 334 BCE. By showing that Alexander adapted Achaemenid strategies to legitimize his power over the new won empire as wel…
Wahrnehmung und Darstellung von Palästen in den Historien Herodots
Short-term Empires in World History
Western Europe
Source and Criticism
The World of Alexander in Perspective. Contextualizing Arrian
This volume is a collection of papers that have been given at an international conference in December 2019 in Bregenz, Austria. They focus on Arrian of Nicomedia’s Anabasis Alexandrou which is our main source for the life and reign of Alexander the Great. So far, scholarship has paid only little attention to the Anabasis as literary cosmos of its own right. The various contributions critically evaluate the still extant general opinion, that Arria…
Revaluating the Sardanapalus Monument in Cilicia Greek Travelogues and Ancient Near Eastern Hedonism
This article presents a novel interpretation of the famous hedonistic monument of Sardanapalus, as depicted by numerous Greek and Roman authors, particularly within historiography related to Alexander. The argument unfolds in two steps. First, the Greek tradition regarding Sardanapalus and the inscription is discussed in detail, and then the description of foreign monuments in Greek travelogue texts and their relation to ancient Near Eastern text…
Xerxes I, an Heir of Assyria? The Daiva Inscription in Context
Pompey, Theophanes and the Contest for Empire
This paper outlines a new framework for the historical study of Roman imperialism in the East as a dialogue between the empire and local elites. It is argued that Pompey created in his representation a persona of himself that Near Eastern nobles considered legitimate. This representation ultimately helped him to stabilise Roman hegemony over Armenia, which had already developed into a contested borderland with the Parthians. From the fragments al…
Imperial Imagined Geographies and Greek Worldviews
It is well documented that the Teispid-Achaemenid Empire drew on spatial concepts that resonated with those of subject societies in their imperial narratives. In doing so, the empire provided its subjects with a shared geographic sense of belonging, enabling them to envision their place within the imperial space. This article examines the themes of center and periphery in Achaemenid imperial imagined geography and Herodotus’ Histories , exploring…
Herodotus on the Expedition of Datis and Artaphrenes
By accepting a later dating for the composition of the Histories , this article argues that Herodotus mirrors Athenian imperialism in his account of the First Persian War to convey a political message to contemporary recipients. In doing so, he departs from the prevailing tradition of the expedition of Datis and Artaphrenes by creating a narrative that manipulates Persian methods of conquest, presenting them in a manner that appears emblematic of…
Classical Antiquity Studies (9 works) · History (8 works) · Ancient history (6 works) · Art (6 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (6 works) · Classics (5 works) · Empire (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Literature (4 works)