Panhellenism and the Barbarian in Archaic and Classical Greece

by Lynette Mitchell

Book cover: Panhellenism and the Barbarian in Archaic and Classical Greece

Extent: 300 pages

Publisher: The Classical Press of Wales

Subjects: Classical Studies

Series: Greek World

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(June 2024)

ISBN: 9781914535338

Price: $35.00

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Hardback (Out of print)

(December 2007)

ISBN: 9781905125142

6.1 x 9.17 inches

Price: $80.00

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PDF (Published)

(December 2007)

ISBN: 9781910589472

Price: $28.00

This is the first book in English to provide a systematic treatment of Panhellenism. The author argues that in archaic and classical Greece Panhellenism defined the community of the Hellenes and gave it political substance. Panhellenism also responded to other needs of the community, in particular serving to locate the Hellenes in time and space. One of the chief Panhellenic narratives, the war against the barbarian, provided the conceptual framework in which Alexander the Great could imagine his Asian campaign.

  • By (author) Lynette Mitchell