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Demetrius On Style
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Author : Demetrius
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-02-03
Demetrius On Style written by Demetrius and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-03 with History categories.
This edition of the ancient treatise De Eloutione provides a facing page translation of the original Greek text, supplemented with an extensive introduction and notes.
Demetrius Esprios Classics
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Author : Friedrich von Schiller
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2004
Demetrius Esprios Classics written by Friedrich von Schiller and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Demetrius The Besieger
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Author : Pat Wheatley
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-04-29
Demetrius The Besieger written by Pat Wheatley and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-29 with History categories.
Demetrius the Besieger offers the first historical and historiographical biography of Demetrius Poliorcetes (336-282 BC) to be published in English. Also known as 'The Besieger of Cities', Demetrius is an outstanding, yet enigmatic figure who presided over the disintegration of Alexander the Great's Empire after 323 BC, and the most fascinating and high profile of the Diadochoi, or Successors to Alexander the Great. His campaigns, initiatives, and personal life bestride the opening forty years of the so-called 'Hellenistic' age and are pivotal in its formation as he became the first of the Hellenistic Kings. As his name suggests, Demetrius was prodigious in his military adventures, and profligate in his private life, rendering him an icon for artists, writers, politicians, and soldiers for many centuries. He was especially famous for his spectacular siege operations against enemy cities, and gained his unique nickname from his innovation in building gigantic siege engines, which became legendary in the ancient world. However, much of Demetrius' life was enigmatic, oscillating wildly between successful and catastrophic ventures, and his intrinsic qualities remain debatable to this day. What is indisputable is that he presided over a formative period in history marked by great flux and enormous change. His endeavours resulted in the fusion of Asiatic and Greek cultures, producing the hybrid Hellenistic kingdoms which dominated the ancient world for some 200 years until the rise of the Roman Empire. The period is of crucial importance in ancient Greek history, and marks the point from which Hellenistic influence became fundamental in the development of modern Western culture.
Demetrius
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Author : James Romm
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2022-11-29
Demetrius written by James Romm and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A portrait of one of the ancient world’s first political celebrities, who veered from failure to success and back again The life of Demetrius (337–283 BCE) serves as a through-line to the forty years following the death of Alexander the Great (323–282 BCE), a time of unparalleled turbulence and instability in the ancient world. With no monarch able to take Alexander’s place, his empire fragmented into five pieces. Capitalizing on good looks, youth, and sexual prowess, Demetrius sought to weld those pieces together and recover the dream of a single world state, with a new Alexander—himself—at its head. He succeeded temporarily, but in crucial, colossal engagements—a massive invasion of Egypt, a siege of Rhodes that went on a full year, and the Battle of Ipsus—he came up just short. He ended his career in a rash invasion of Asia and became the target of a desperate manhunt only to be captured and destroyed by his own son-in-law.
Demetrius The Besieger
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Author : Pat Wheatley
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-04-29
Demetrius The Besieger written by Pat Wheatley and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-29 with History categories.
Demetrius the Besieger offers the first historical and historiographical biography of Demetrius Poliorcetes (336-282 BC) to be published in English. Also known as 'The Besieger of Cities', Demetrius is an outstanding, yet enigmatic figure who presided over the disintegration of Alexander the Great's Empire after 323 BC, and the most fascinating and high profile of the Diadochoi, or Successors to Alexander the Great. His campaigns, initiatives, and personal life bestride the opening forty years of the so-called 'Hellenistic' age and are pivotal in its formation as he became the first of the Hellenistic Kings. As his name suggests, Demetrius was prodigious in his military adventures, and profligate in his private life, rendering him an icon for artists, writers, politicians, and soldiers for many centuries. He was especially famous for his spectacular siege operations against enemy cities, and gained his unique nickname from his innovation in building gigantic siege engines, which became legendary in the ancient world. However, much of Demetrius' life was enigmatic, oscillating wildly between successful and catastrophic ventures, and his intrinsic qualities remain debatable to this day. What is indisputable is that he presided over a formative period in history marked by great flux and enormous change. His endeavours resulted in the fusion of Asiatic and Greek cultures, producing the hybrid Hellenistic kingdoms which dominated the ancient world for some 200 years until the rise of the Roman Empire. The period is of crucial importance in ancient Greek history, and marks the point from which Hellenistic influence became fundamental in the development of modern Western culture.
Demetrius The Hero Of The Don
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Author : Alexis Eustaphieve
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1818
Demetrius The Hero Of The Don written by Alexis Eustaphieve and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1818 with categories.
Demetrius On Style
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Author : Demetrius (of Phaleron)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1902
Demetrius On Style written by Demetrius (of Phaleron) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1902 with categories.
The Demetrius Legend And Its Literary Treatment In The Age Of The Baroque
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Author : Ervin C. Brody
language : en
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Release Date : 1972
The Demetrius Legend And Its Literary Treatment In The Age Of The Baroque written by Ervin C. Brody and has been published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Vega, Lope de, 1562-1635. El gran duque de Moscovia categories.
Analyzes the use in two baroque dramas (El Gran Duque de Moscovia y Emperador Perseguido and The Loyal Subject) of the legend of Demetrius, Ivan the Terrible's son.
Demetrius
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Author : Friedrich Schiller
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-11-26
Demetrius written by Friedrich Schiller and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-26 with Drama categories.
"Demetrius: A Play" by Friedrich Schiller In a speech before the Polish diet Demetrius asserts his claim to the throne of the czars. He hopes for assistance from Poland. He declares that he is the son of Ivan the Terrible and was not, as reputed, murdered in 1591 as a child, but raised in a cloister and that he afterward was in the service of the Prince of Sendomir. He asserts that he is Czar Demetrius. His impressive speech convinces both the diet and the king. Although a formal resolution is not passed by the diet because of a veto by Prince Sapiehas, Poland goes into battle against Moscow. The Poles desire to oust Boris Godunov with the help of the upstart Demetrius. The forceful spirit behind the attempt is Demetrius' fiancée Marina, Mnischek's daughter, and Czar Ivan's widow. The latter has been banned to a cloister by Godunov and has for years been grieving for her allegedly murdered son when she receives the news that Demetrius is alive, after all.
St Demetrius Of Thessalonica
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Author : Eugenia Russell
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2010
St Demetrius Of Thessalonica written by Eugenia Russell and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Church history categories.
The cult of St Demetrius is of considerable age but it peaked with the emergence of his city, Thessalonica, as a prominent political and cultural centre in late Byzantium. This book examines the intensification of his popularity and veneration in the late Middle Ages and his impact on contemporary thought and ritual. The encomia written in the saint's honour are significant historical and literary monuments and in their suggestiveness and beauty they are on a level with many better-known works in medieval Greek. Indeed, the encomia have added historical interest because of the prominence of those who wrote them. The likes of Nicholas Kavasilas, Gregory Palamas, Constantine Harmenopoulos and Symeon of Thessalonica were the elite of late Byzantium in intellect and personal influence, while Nikephoros Gregoras was perhaps the finest of Byzantine minds. With their clear links to individual authors, the encomia on St Demetrius present opportunities to the historian and the literary critic, which are fully explored in this book, the first to give them sustained scholarly attention.