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Perspectives on the Macedonians From Greece, Rome, and BeyondZbornik Matice srpske za klasične studije / Journal for Classical Studies Matica Srpska 17
Ian Worthington, By the Spear: Philip II, Alexander the Great and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2014, pp. xviii+388, Zbornik Matice srpske za klasične studije / Journal for Classical Studies Matica Srpska 17 (2015), 226-230 (review article).2015 •
Historical events in order to be attested and examined by scholars have to derive from some kind of evidence. Such evidence is provided by primordial sources of any kind. It might be a papyrus, an inscription, a votive relief or an archaeological find that may attest to a historical event. Thus, it is like watching an event through the eyes of those who really experienced it. Objectivity is such a subjective issue that it is formed not only by the author who composes a historical document but also by the reader who pores over the document. So, there is no an existing frame of truth but only a common perception of it. Therefore, in order to provide an academic paper on history, one has to consider what was commonly accepted during the specific period examined. Certainly, it is not always easy to come down with such evidence deriving from different sources, but in many cases, such paradigms do exist. Typically, historians, orators or even the tragic poets may provide us with such evidence and today's scholars are challenged to accumulate, compare them and come to a safe conclusion (when examining a historical event or even history itself). The main subject of this dissertation paper shall cover the following subject: What was the image of the Macedonian Kingdom by the southern Greeks during the Classical period. How this image is depicted to us nowadays when studying the primordial sources. How did the Macedonians perceived themselves, living on the fringe of the Helladic space? Furthermore, it shall cover all the later and the updated historical data through the primordial sources available. I am most thankful to Mr. Xydopoulos for all his support, perfect communication and feedback that he very willingly provided to me from the very beginning. This work was established in his previous work “Civil and Social Relations amongst the Macedonians and the Rest of the Greeks”, published in 1998. Furthermore, I included the updated historical and archaeological data available, offering at the same time another perspective. Having the continuous assistance and supervision of the Professor, I am certain that the result will excel my expectations. Lastly, I wish to express my gratitude to Dr. Miroslav Vasilev, Dr. Maria Girtzi, Dr. Paschalis Paschidis, my friends and family. The first two for providing me with their valuable articles and suggestions and the last ones, for having to put up and support me while I was working on the project. Vasileios Chrimatopoulos 10.01.2018 Direct Link of the Thesis: https://repository.ihu.edu.gr/xmlui/handle/11544/29119
Ancient Macedonians in the Greek and Roman Sources
Introduction to Ancient Macedonians in the Greek and Roman SourcesThis introductory chapter introduces the essays of the collection by outlining the ways in which the Greek and Roman sources excerpt, format, reinterpret and even sometimes misinterpret the historical information on ancient Macedonians in order to serve their own literary and political aims and agendas.
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2018 •
Exegi monumentum aere perennius. Papers in Honor of prof. E. Koleva, prof. Lj. Basotova and prof. D. Čadikovska on the Occasion of the 85th Anniversary of Their Birth
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND GROWTH EVALUATION
A CRITICAL APPRAISAL ON THE EXECUTION AND RESOLUTION OF THE MACEDONIAN WARS2021 •
A. Díaz Fernández, “Λόγοι δυνάμενοι την σην αρχην ωφελειν (Speus. Phil. 8): The Political Use of Mythical History at the Macedonian Court down to the Age of Philip”, The Classical Journal 117, 2022, páginas 287-315. ISSN 0009-8353
Λόγοι δυνάμενοι την σην αρχην ωφελειν (Speus. Phil. 8): The Political Use of Mythical History at the Macedonian Court down to the Age of Philip2022 •
2016 •
Cambridge Open Engage
An Unknown Threat from Thrace? Yet Another Possible Explanation of the Campaign by Philip V of Macedon in his Letter to the Citizens of Larissa2023 •
E. Csapo, H.R. Goette, J.R. Green, & P.J. Wilson (eds.), Greek Theatre in the Fourth Century BC.
‘Philippus in acie tutior quam in theatro fuit…’ (Curtius 9.6.25). The Macedonian Kings and Greek Theatre2014 •
Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies 61-4
The City of Pelion and the Illyrian War of Alexander, Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies, 61, 4, 2021, pp. 496-5262021 •
Space and Culture, India (ISSN: 2052-8396), No. 6/2 2018. – P. 94 – 101.
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The Essential Philip of Macedon: A Byzantine Epitome of His Life2005 •
Z. Archibald – J. Haywood (eds.), The Power of Individual and Community in Ancient Athens and Beyond. Essays in honour of John K. Davies
At the roots of a revolution. Land ownership, citizenship and military service in Macedonia before and after Philip II, in Z. Archibald – J. Haywood (eds.), The Power of Individual and Community in Ancient Athens and Beyond. Essays in honour of John K. Davies, Swansea 2019, 213-2392019 •
2010 •
The Battle Tactics of Alexander the Great
Appendix 2 - Thrace and Illyria2023 •
Epeteris (Cyprus Research Centre) vol.20
THE PAX MACEDONICA AND THE FREEDOM OF THE GREEKS OF ASIA (WITH AN APPENDIX ON THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE YEARS 323-3011993 •
International Hellenic University, School of Humanities, Thessaloniki
The presence of Macedonians in Egypt, through inscriptions and papyri (MA Thesis)2021 •
PhD Dissertation, Cornell University, 2009
Phrouria Lokrika: Aspects Of Military Presence In Hellenistic Opountian Lokris, PhD Dissertation, Cornell University, 2009