Alexander the Great, the royal throne and the funerary thrones of Macedonia

There is no evidence in either Greece or Macedon in the archaic and classical periods that the throne functioned as a symbol of royalty. Thrones were for the gods and their priests. Only the king of Persia used a royal throne and even had portable thrones for his campaigns. This paper argues that a...

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Autor principal:	Olga Palagia
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EL EN ES FR IT
Publicado:	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciències de l’Antiguitat i l’Edat Mitjana. 2018
Materias:	Throne priest Persian king tomb marble gold and ivory Ancient history D51-90 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f2c47a75f4b34d25a4fcc4e807ed9bb82021-12-02T13:15:13ZAlexander the Great, the royal throne and the funerary thrones of Macedonia2604-61992604-3521https://doaj.org/article/f2c47a75f4b34d25a4fcc4e807ed9bb82018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/karanos/article/view/7https://doaj.org/toc/2604-6199https://doaj.org/toc/2604-3521 There is no evidence in either Greece or Macedon in the archaic and classical periods that the throne functioned as a symbol of royalty. Thrones were for the gods and their priests. Only the king of Persia used a royal throne and even had portable thrones for his campaigns. This paper argues that after his conquest of the Persian Empire, Alexander the Great adopted the throne as a royal symbol; after his death, his throne became a token of his invisible presence. Philip III Arrhidaeus is known to have used a royal throne after his return to Macedonia. By implication, the marble thrones found in three tombs at Vegina–Aegae are here understood as symbols of royalty and the tombs are interpreted as royal. Olga PalagiaUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciències de l’Antiguitat i l’Edat Mitjana.articleThronepriestPersian kingtombmarblegold and ivoryAncient historyD51-90ArchaeologyCC1-960ELENESFRITKaranos, Vol 1 (2018)
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description	There is no evidence in either Greece or Macedon in the archaic and classical periods that the throne functioned as a symbol of royalty. Thrones were for the gods and their priests. Only the king of Persia used a royal throne and even had portable thrones for his campaigns. This paper argues that after his conquest of the Persian Empire, Alexander the Great adopted the throne as a royal symbol; after his death, his throne became a token of his invisible presence. Philip III Arrhidaeus is known to have used a royal throne after his return to Macedonia. By implication, the marble thrones found in three tombs at Vegina–Aegae are here understood as symbols of royalty and the tombs are interpreted as royal.
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title	Alexander the Great, the royal throne and the funerary thrones of Macedonia
title_short	Alexander the Great, the royal throne and the funerary thrones of Macedonia
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Alexander the Great, the royal throne and the funerary thrones of Macedonia

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