Philia Networks in the Macedonian Court and the Long Accession of Alexander the Great

This paper revaluates key moments in the court politics of Alexander the Great’s reign through the introduction of philia-networks governed by gift-exchange as a template for explaining the relationships between key participants. This approach makes it clear that Alexander initially held a passive r...

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Autor principal:	Julius Guthrie
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EL EN ES FR IT
Publicado:	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciències de l’Antiguitat i l’Edat Mitjana. 2020
Materias:	Alexander the Great philia Aristotle court politics conspiracies Ancient history D51-90 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0afda880634c45d9bd5400695f9f44192021-12-02T13:14:56ZPhilia Networks in the Macedonian Court and the Long Accession of Alexander the Great2604-61992604-3521https://doaj.org/article/0afda880634c45d9bd5400695f9f44192020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/karanos/article/view/51https://doaj.org/toc/2604-6199https://doaj.org/toc/2604-3521This paper revaluates key moments in the court politics of Alexander the Great’s reign through the introduction of philia-networks governed by gift-exchange as a template for explaining the relationships between key participants. This approach makes it clear that Alexander initially held a passive role in the political life of his own court and was dependant on others for his succession. These dynamics shifted in the opening years of the Asian expedition as Alexander sought to break these philia-networks, building his own and surrounding his person with philoi of his own choosing.Julius GuthrieUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciències de l’Antiguitat i l’Edat Mitjana.articleAlexander the GreatphiliaAristotlecourt politicsconspiraciesAncient historyD51-90ArchaeologyCC1-960ELENESFRITKaranos, Vol 3 (2020)
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description	This paper revaluates key moments in the court politics of Alexander the Great’s reign through the introduction of philia-networks governed by gift-exchange as a template for explaining the relationships between key participants. This approach makes it clear that Alexander initially held a passive role in the political life of his own court and was dependant on others for his succession. These dynamics shifted in the opening years of the Asian expedition as Alexander sought to break these philia-networks, building his own and surrounding his person with philoi of his own choosing.
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title	Philia Networks in the Macedonian Court and the Long Accession of Alexander the Great
title_short	Philia Networks in the Macedonian Court and the Long Accession of Alexander the Great
title_full	Philia Networks in the Macedonian Court and the Long Accession of Alexander the Great
title_fullStr	Philia Networks in the Macedonian Court and the Long Accession of Alexander the Great
title_full_unstemmed	Philia Networks in the Macedonian Court and the Long Accession of Alexander the Great
title_sort	philia networks in the macedonian court and the long accession of alexander the great
publisher	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciències de l’Antiguitat i l’Edat Mitjana.
publishDate	2020
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Philia Networks in the Macedonian Court and the Long Accession of Alexander the Great

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