Papers by Elizabeth D . Carney
The American Historical Review, 1985
Page 1. THE HELLENISTIC WORLD AND THE COMING OF ROME ERICH S. GRUEN COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME Page 2... more Page 1. THE HELLENISTIC WORLD AND THE COMING OF ROME ERICH S. GRUEN COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME Page 2. Page 3. The HELLENISTIC WORLD and the Coming of ROME VOLUME I This Ono LOJW-SFB-Y9NJ Page 4. HELLEI WOF TIC and Page 5. ...
Phoenix (Toronto), 1993
SURVIVING SOURCES ON OLYMPIAS, mother of Alexander the Great and wife of Philip ii of Macedon, di... more SURVIVING SOURCES ON OLYMPIAS, mother of Alexander the Great and wife of Philip ii of Macedon, display a level of hostility toward her perhaps equaled only by the source tradition about Cleopatra vii and Clodia. In recent years scholarship has come to terms with the partisanship of ancient treatments of the latter two; scholarly assessment of their careers is no longer synonymous with the judgments of antiquity. The same phenomenon has yet to shape scholarship on the reigns of Philip and Alexander and the period after the death of Alexander the Great. Judgments of Olympias' career and motivation, her role in Macedonian political history, and her public prestige continue to reproduce the views of ancient sources uncritically. In fact, ancient authors, while generally hostile to Olympias, are not uniformly so. Plutarch, for instance, although he provides an extremely negative picture of Olympias in his life of Alexander (e.g., 2.9, 9.5, 10.1, 4, 68.5), offers a different and much more positive picture of her in the Moralia (141b-c, 243d, 799e). Even Justin, notorious for his implausible account of Olympias' supposed outrageous behavior after the death of Philip (9.7.10-14), gives Olympias a long and heroic death scene (14.6.613). Diodorus, although generally critical of Olympias, also grants her a noble death (19.51.5). Indeed, female bravery, especially in the face of death, and often characterized as man-like, is admired by many ancient authors.1
... 17.21.23) also paraphrases it. Harpalus was almost certainly of the princely house of Elimiot... more ... 17.21.23) also paraphrases it. Harpalus was almost certainly of the princely house of Elimiotis, a district of Upper Macedonia which bordered on Epirus and which until recently had been independent. His family may have had ...
The Classical World, 1985
Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies, Jun 7, 1981
Macedonia, murdered Clitus, co-commander of the aristocratic Companion cavalry. The dispute took ... more Macedonia, murdered Clitus, co-commander of the aristocratic Companion cavalry. The dispute took place at a banquet in Maracanda, in Sogdiana, late in 328 B.C. 1 There has been a tendency to treat this event briefly, and not to explore at any length the motivation of the two combatants. Because the killing of Clitus was clearly an unpremeditated act, it has suffered neglect, probably because of comparison with the elimination of Parmenio and Philotas in 333, an act of policy, calculated and judicially justified. While Clitus' killing was not an act of policy, it was both more personal and more political than has previously been seen. Of Clitus' career before the quarrel in Maracanda little is known, and much of what is known can be interpreted in several ways. Clitus, son of Dropidas, was the brother of Lanice, Alexander's beloved nurse (Arr. 4.9.3; Curt. 8.1.21; Just. 12.6.10). Clitus served with distinction under Philip (Curt. 8.1.20). He commanded the Royal Squadron, the elite unit of the Companion cavalry, from the beginning of Alexander's reign, and possibly earlier (Arr. 3.11.8). His territorial origin is unknown, but we do have some more information about his family, or at least that of his sister. We shall return to his sister's family below, but here it is enough to say that, including Clitus, at least three members of the clan were on nearly familial terms with the young king. Clitus' early prominence undoubtedly reflects the importance of this royal friendship. Because several accounts of the quarrel blame it, in part, on tension between the older Macedonians, represented by Clitus, and the young ones, led by Alexander, it would be helpful to know Clitus' age. The evidence, however, is too vague. 2 Clitus' previous
Oxbow Books, Mar 11, 2015
Addresses the possible role of women in Macedonian symposia
The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, Dec 20, 2019
Oxford University Press eBooks, Jun 20, 2019
This chapter, after consideration of the preceding dynastic disarray and violence, begins with di... more This chapter, after consideration of the preceding dynastic disarray and violence, begins with discussion of the reign of Amyntas III, the husband of Eurydice, and proceeds to Amyntas’ two known marriages. It notes the fundamental problems with chronology that characterize the period and the failures of Amyntas’ reign, particularly the issue of whether he was forced to flee his kingdom once or twice. It also assesses his achievements, chiefly increased dynastic stability, in the later stages of his reign. The chapter then discusses Amyntas’ marriages: he had three sons by Eurydice and three by Gygaea. This chapter argues that Amyntas was polygamous and Gygaea was likely the second of the two wives. Amyntas’ marriage to Eurydice was a political alliance, related to the Illyrian invasion of Macedonia, but whether Eurydice herself was partly Illyrian remains disputed because of the uncertain ethnic identity of her mysterious father Sirras. This chapter considers it likely that her father was Illyrian. The chapter finishes with a discussion of the possible reasons for the consecutive succession of each of Eurydice’s three sons and the failure of any of Gygaea’s sons to rule.
American Journal of Philology, 2005
... "Die Verschwörung des Alexander Lyncestes und die Zu Diodor XVII 32, 1." Tyche 7:1-... more ... "Die Verschwörung des Alexander Lyncestes und die Zu Diodor XVII 32, 1." Tyche 7:1-8. [End Page 87]. Badian, Ernst. ... "Artémise d'Halicarnasse chez Hérodote ou la figure de l'ambivalence." In Mélanges P. Lévêque V, ed. Marie-Madeleine Mactoux and Evelyne Geny, 377-85. ...
Classical Philology, 2000
... and in the period of the Diadochi, linking it to what is known about early Ptolemaic cult of ... more ... and in the period of the Diadochi, linking it to what is known about early Ptolemaic cult of royal women, and consider-ing the reasons for the initiation of female cult.2 In pursuing this task, I have, on the whole, made certain assumptions about the general nature of ruler cult in the ...
The studies on the relationship between religion and Macedonian monarchy have been mainly focused... more The studies on the relationship between religion and Macedonian monarchy have been mainly focused on male rulers. This paper tries to compile and analyse the evidence for Macedonian royal women. This article demonstrates the importance of public religion and patronage for those women through archaeological, epigraphical, and textual evidence. The corpus shows that religious affairs in Macedonia were necessarily entangled with political and cultural aspects, hindering straightforward conclusions about the range and evolution of the royal women in the public religion of Argead Macedonia.
Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies, Aug 27, 2019
debuted in Vienna in December of 1905 and, as The Merry Widow, from 1907 on, attracted large audi... more debuted in Vienna in December of 1905 and, as The Merry Widow, from 1907 on, attracted large audiences in the Englishspeaking world. It proved an enduring international success, spawning generations of revivals as well as a spin-off ballet, a succession of films, and even a French television series. Lehár's plot was set at a minor European court. It revolved around intrigues aimed at preventing a widow, who had inherited her husband's fortune, from remarrying someone from outside the principality, an eventuality that could somehow lead to financial disaster for the state. After some singing and dancing and a subplot involving more overt (and extramarital) hanky-panky, love triumphs when the widow reveals that she will lose her fortune if she marries again, thus enabling the lover of her "youth" to marry her without looking like or actually being a fortune hunter. 1 The operetta and especially its film variants depend on the intersection, however coyly displayed, of sex, wealth, and power, and, more specifically, on an understanding of widows, at least young ones, as particularly sexy. 2 This aspect of the plot was especially apparent in the 1952 Technicolor Merry Widow in which Lana Turner, the eponymous widow, wore an equally 1 On Lehár and the operetta see B. Grun, Gold and Silver: The Life and Times of Franz Lehár (New York 1970). The1861 French play that helped to shape the plot of the operetta was Henri Meilhac's L'Attaché d'ambassade (Grun 111-112). 2 Grun, Gold and Silver 129.
Examines the early evolution of the role and situation of royal women in the early Hellenistic pe... more Examines the early evolution of the role and situation of royal women in the early Hellenistic period
Routledge online studies on the Olympic and Paralympic games, 2012
Oxford University Press eBooks, Jun 20, 2019
This chapter discusses the rule of all three of Eurydice’s sons (Alexander II, Perdiccas III, and... more This chapter discusses the rule of all three of Eurydice’s sons (Alexander II, Perdiccas III, and Philip II), but pays less attention to Philip II because his reign has been discussed in so many places at great length. The brief reign of Alexander II was shaped by his initially successful but ultimately disastrous invasion of Thessaly. His failure there led to Theban intervention in Macedonian affairs and then his assassination. It examines claims that Eurydice married his assassin and had a hand in his death. It also considers the possibility that her supposed lover/husband, Ptolemy, briefly reigned. Theban intervention forced Ptolemy to become regent for Alexander II. Alexander, in turn, murdered Ptolemy and ruled on his own until he, along with a much of a Macedonian army, died in a massacre. Philip II then took the throne, dealt with assorted foreign and domestic invasions and threats, rapidly stabilized Macedonia, and initiated its expansion to become the dominant power of the Greek peninsula. The chapter concludes with analysis of the factors that enabled the sons of Eurydice to defeat other Argead claimants.
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