When Did Pompey the Great Engage in his imitatio Alexandri?

The aim of this article is to revisit the issue of Pompey the Great’s imitatio Alexandri, especially the timetable for its beginnings and development. Previous studies of the subject have indicated that either the Roman general was involved in imitating the Macedonian king since his youth, or he di...

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Autor principal:	Kamil Kopij
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Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2018
Materias:	imitatio Alexandri Pompey the Great Roman Republic Roman politics propaganda Ancient history D51-90 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:68829ddd1c7949e99ea99da902da8d6d2021-11-27T13:19:07ZWhen Did Pompey the Great Engage in his imitatio Alexandri?10.12797/SAAC.21.2017.21.071899-15482449-867Xhttps://doaj.org/article/68829ddd1c7949e99ea99da902da8d6d2018-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/39https://doaj.org/toc/1899-1548https://doaj.org/toc/2449-867X The aim of this article is to revisit the issue of Pompey the Great’s imitatio Alexandri, especially the timetable for its beginnings and development. Previous studies of the subject have indicated that either the Roman general was involved in imitating the Macedonian king since his youth, or he did not do so at all. Meanwhile, this article presents evidence indicating that the most likely scenario implies that the image of Pompey as the Roman Alexander was created during his eastern campaign against Mithridates. Moreover, it was probably Theophanes of Mytilene, Pompey’s friend and trusted advisor, who developed this theme. Additionally, there is evidence indicating that Pompey tried to limit the use of imitatio Alexandri primarily to the eastern parts of the Roman Empire, fearing that an ambiguous perception of Alexander in Rome would harm his image. Kamil KopijKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticleimitatio AlexandriPompey the GreatRoman RepublicRoman politicspropagandaAncient historyD51-90History of the artsNX440-632ENFRStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, Vol 21, Iss 21 (2018)
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description	The aim of this article is to revisit the issue of Pompey the Great’s imitatio Alexandri, especially the timetable for its beginnings and development. Previous studies of the subject have indicated that either the Roman general was involved in imitating the Macedonian king since his youth, or he did not do so at all. Meanwhile, this article presents evidence indicating that the most likely scenario implies that the image of Pompey as the Roman Alexander was created during his eastern campaign against Mithridates. Moreover, it was probably Theophanes of Mytilene, Pompey’s friend and trusted advisor, who developed this theme. Additionally, there is evidence indicating that Pompey tried to limit the use of imitatio Alexandri primarily to the eastern parts of the Roman Empire, fearing that an ambiguous perception of Alexander in Rome would harm his image.
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When Did Pompey the Great Engage in his imitatio Alexandri?

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