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Contested Pasts

- A Determinist History of Alexander the Great in the Roman Empire

About Contested Pasts

Taking as a key turning point the self-fashioning of the first Roman emperor Augustus, Jennifer Finn revisits the idea of 'universal history' in Polybius, Justin, and Diodorus, combined with the Stoic philosophy of determinism present in authors like Plutarch and Arrian.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780472133031
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 244
  • Published:
  • April 17, 2022
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 333 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: January 29, 2025

Description of Contested Pasts

Taking as a key turning point the self-fashioning of the first Roman emperor Augustus, Jennifer Finn revisits the idea of 'universal history' in Polybius, Justin, and Diodorus, combined with the Stoic philosophy of determinism present in authors like Plutarch and Arrian.

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