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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Main Author: | Olga Palagia |
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Language: | EL EN ES FR IT |
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciències de l’Antiguitat i l’Edat Mitjana.
2018
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/f2c47a75f4b34d25a4fcc4e807ed9bb8 |
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