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UNINA9910450055803321 |
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Autore |
Holt Frank Lee |
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Titolo |
Alexander the Great and the mystery of the elephant medallions [[electronic resource] /] / Frank L. Holt |
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Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2003 |
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1-282-35812-X |
9786612358128 |
0-520-93878-X |
1-59734-457-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Collana |
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Hellenistic culture and society ; ; 44 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Coins, Ancient |
Coins, Greek |
Elephants in numismatics |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-189) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- CONTENTS -- MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ONE. Man of Mystery -- TWO. A Treasure -- THREE. Picking a Fight -- FOUR. Whose Pachyderm, Whole or Halved? -- FIVE. Another Treasure -- SIX. A Closer Look -- SEVEN. A Dark and Stormy Night -- APPENDIX A. THE PUBLISHED ELEPHANT MEDALLIONS -- APPENDIX B. SOME POSSIBLE FORGERIES OF THE LARGE MEDALLION -- APPENDIX C. THE 1973 IRAQ HOARD -- INDEX |
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To all those who witnessed his extraordinary conquests, from Albania to India, Alexander the Great appeared invincible. How Alexander himself promoted this appearance-how he abetted the belief that he enjoyed divine favor and commanded even the forces of nature against his enemies-is the subject of Frank L. Holt's absorbing book. Solid evidence for the "supernaturalized" Alexander lies in a rare series of medallions that depict the triumphant young king at war against the elephants, archers, and chariots of Rajah Porus of India at the Battle of the Hydaspes River. Recovered from Afghanistan and Iraq in sensational and sometimes perilous circumstances, these ancient artifacts have |
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long animated the modern historical debate about Alexander. Holt's book, the first devoted to the mystery of these ancient medallions, takes us into the history of their discovery and interpretation, into the knowable facts of their manufacture and meaning, and, ultimately, into the king's own psyche and his frightening theology of war. The result is a valuable analysis of Alexander history and myth, a vivid account of numismatics, and a spellbinding look into the age-old mechanics of megalomania. |
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Record Nr. |
UNISA996396540003316 |
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Whereas by an act made in this present Parliament, intituled, An act for the enlargement of the periods of time limited in an act for the better execution of His Majesties gracious declaration, for the settlement of his kingdom of Ireland, &c. .. [[electronic resource] /] / by the Lord Lieutenant and Council, Ormonde |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Dublin, : Printed by John Crooke ... and are to be sold by Samuel Dancer ..., 1663 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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OrmondeJames Butler, Duke of, <1610-1688.> |
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Ireland History 1649-1775 |
Ireland Politics and government 17th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Caption title. |
Title from first 5 lines of text. |
Imprint from colophon. |
Statement of responsibility transposed from head of title. |
"Given at the Council-chamber in Dublin, the 27th. day of May 1663." |
Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library. |
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