GREEK VIEWS ON ACHAEMENID PERSIA DURING THE IMPERIAL PERIOD: BETWEEN CONTINUITY AND INNOVATION

• Authors: Nikos GIANNAKOPOULOS
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The present paper explores Greek views on Achaemenid Persia during the imperial period. Although deeply influenced by their classical counterparts, Greek intellectuals of the imperial period put forward new interpretations of several Achaemenid practices and institutions. These innovative approaches reinforced even further the disparagement of a nation that represented not only the historical enemy of Greece but also the progenitor of Parthia, Rome’s current main opponent in the East.

Keywords

EN

GREECE; PERSIA; SECOND SOPHISTIC; GREEK VIEWS ON ALIENS

Discipline

• OTHER_SOCIAL_SCIENCES: OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Eirene. Studia Graeca et Latina
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 127-143

Contributors

author

Nikos GIANNAKOPOULOS

• Eirene, Kabinet pro klasická studia FLÚ AV ČR, Na Florenci 3, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic