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The pamphleteer Ephippus, King Alexander, and the Persian Royal Hunt

Lookup NU author(s): Emeritus Professor Tony Spawforth

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Abstract

Fragment 5 of the lost Alexander-historian Ephippus of Olynthus is re-interpreted as eye-witness evidence that Alexander in 324/323 BC had adopted the traditional lion-hunting style of the Persian (and before them the Assyrian) kings based on archery and chariotry, as illustrated in famous near-eastern artworks such as the Darius Seal and the Nineveh reliefs, both in the British Museum. The larger significance for Alexander's rulership of his transcontinental empire is discussed.

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Author(s): Spawforth A

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Histos

Year: 2012

Volume: 6

Pages: 169-213

Print publication date: 11/08/2012

ISSN (print): 2046-5955

ISSN (electronic): 2046-5963

Publisher: University of Durham

URL: http://research.ncl.ac.uk/histos/documents/2012A09SpawforthThePamphleteerEphippus.pdf

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