Rewriting Family History
Strabo and the Mithridatic Wars
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3939364 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Inger N I Kuin (0000-0002-0175-6008, University of Groningen, corresponding author), Inger N I Kuin Inger N I Kuin |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 102-118 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/phx.2017.0050 |
| OpenAlex | W4205261595 |
| Language | EN |
Strabo's Pontic ancestors saw their lives transformed by the Mithridatic Wars. His account of his family's history shows how they coped: they re-anchored their identities by retelling and reshaping family stories. The unsolved mystery of his ancestor Dorylaus the Younger can be explained by such an instance of rewriting family history
Ancestor · Ancient history · Archaeology · Family history · Genealogy · Programming language · Rewriting · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |