Visual style and constructing identity in the Hellenistic world : Nemrud Dağ and Commagene under Antiochos I

Located in the small kingdom of Commagene at the upper Euphrates, the late Hellenistic monument of Nemrud Dag (c.50 BC) has been undeservedly neglected by scholars. Qualified as a Greco-Persian hybrid instigated by a lunatic king, this fascinating project of bricolage has been written out of history...

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Main Author: Versluys, Miguel John (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2017
Series:Greek culture in the Roman world
Subjects:
Antiochus > I > King of Commagene > active 69 B.C.-30 B.C
Antiochus > I > King of Commagene > active 69 B.C.-30 B.C > Tomb
Antiochus <I., Kommagene, König>
Kommagene
Architektur
Ideologie
Rezensiertes Werk
Nemrut Dağı Mound (Turkey)
Commagene > Antiquities
Turkey > Antiquities
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Visual style and constructing identity in the Hellenistic world
Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Miguel John Versluys, Visual style and constructing identity in the Hellenistic world. Nemrud Dağ and Commagene under Antiochos I]
Author Notes:Miguel John Versluys, Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands
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Summary:Located in the small kingdom of Commagene at the upper Euphrates, the late Hellenistic monument of Nemrud Dag (c.50 BC) has been undeservedly neglected by scholars. Qualified as a Greco-Persian hybrid instigated by a lunatic king, this fascinating project of bricolage has been written out of history. This volume redresses that imbalance, interpreting Nemrud Dag as an attempt at canon building by Antiochos I in order to construct a dynastic ideology and social order, and proving the monument's importance for our understanding of a crucial transitional phase from Hellenistic to Roman. Hellenistic Commagene therefore holds a profound significance for a number of discussions, such as the functioning of the Hellenistic koine and the genesis of Roman 'art', Hellenism and Persianism in antiquity, dynastic propaganda and the power of images, Romanisation in the East, the contextualising of the Augustan cultural revolution, and the role of Greek culture in the Roman world
Approaching Nemrud Dag -- Commagene: a historical geography -- Identity -- Style -- Postscript: between east and west?
Physical Description:xix, 312 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9781107141971

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