Persia, Alexander the Great and the Kingdom of Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9399487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Krzysztof Nawotka (0000-0002-2658-5831, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 348-356 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Klio (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0075-6334 • E-ISSN: 2192-7669 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1524/klio.2012.0017 |
| OpenAlex | W2088765628 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Historicity of the proclamation of Alexander the Great on the battlefield of Gaugamela as the King of Asia related by Plutarch should not be put in doubt. Quite numerous evidence speaks to the usage of this title by Alexander since at least the end of 333 BC. The overwhelming evidence of fifth and fourth c. BC sources demonstrates that for the Greeks (and Macedonians) at the age of Alexander the title King of Asia meant “the King of the Persian Empire”. This title was not related to any known title in use of the Persian King and reflected the Greek way of thinking about their eastern neighbours. Its selection by Alexander may have belonged to the realm of the war propaganda of Alexander as the leader of the League of Corinth waging a war of revenge on the Persian Empire
Ancient history · Battlefield · Empire · Greeks · League · Persian · Political science · Proclamation · Theology · Ancient Near East History · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |