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Revue des Études Anciennes
Pyrrhos, royal self-presentation, and the nature of the Hellenistic Epeirote state
2019 •
Ben Raynor
This article examines how two dedications by Pyrrhos of Epeiros in 274 BC were carefully fashioned to suit local political and historical contexts, showing how Hellenistic rulers could adapt their self-presentation to local discourses of power even in regions that broadly shared their cultural backgrounds. It also discusses some implications for study of the Hellenistic Epeirote state.
CoinWeek.com
Coinage of King Pyrrhus
2020 •
Mike Markowitz
After the bloody Battle of Asculum in 279 BCE, Pyrrhus famously remarked: “If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined.” This is the origin of the phrase “Pyrrhic victory”. The coinage of Pyrrhus is complex. Most cities he occupied continued to strike their traditional designs. These are generally catalogued with a phrase like “time of Pyrrhus”. For types inscribed ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ (“of King Pyrrhus“), the mint is often uncertain, some were struck in Italy, others back in Epirus. Although his peers, the other Hellenistic kings, were proudly placing their own portraits on coinage, Pyrrhus never did. Our picture of his appearance comes from Roman copies of idealized Greek sculptures made long after his death.
Tyche
The Rescript of Philip III Arrhidaios and the Two Tyrannies at Eresos
2016 •
Shane Wallace
Antico
The Hellenistic fortifications in Epirus. Among the royal power and logistical needs
2022 •
Gian Michele Gerogiannis
Meško, M.: Some Thoughts on the Military Capabilities of Alexios I Komnenos: Battles of Dyrrachion (1081) and Dristra (1087). Graeco-Latina Brunensia, 24, 2019-2, s. 143-161.
Marek Meško
Alexios I Komnenos belongs to the most important emperors of the Byzantine history. Yet, in many respects, this period still remains an underdeveloped field of study. This paper attempts to review one of the aspects of his reign, namely his capabilities as a military commander since he owed much of his success in restoring the fortunes of Byzantium to his strong military background. In order to succeed in the final evaluation, most of the relevant military events during Alexios Komnenos' life and career in which he took personal part will be briefly reviewed and taken into consideration. Particular cases where Alexios Komnenos was allegedly responsible for a serious military defeat will be discussed in more detail (e.g. battle of Dyrrachion in 1081 and battle of Dristra in 1087) in order to assess whether it was solely Alexios Komnenos' responsibility , or whether the causes of defeat were not result of his faulty decision-making as a military commander.
J. Kelder and W. J. I. Waal (eds.), FROM 'LUGAL.GAL' TO 'WANAX'
Epilogue: Kings and Great Kings in the Aegean and beyond
2019 •
Jorrit Kelder
Epilogue, reassessing the various arguments on the nature of Mycenaean kingship presented in “FROM 'LUGAL.GAL' TO 'WANAX'”
"The Greek and Demotic Sources for the Career of Eirenaios, son of Nikias (Pros.Ptol. VI 14912/15262) (with a new edition of IG IV 854 from Methana)," ZPE 188 (2014), 199-214
Gil Renberg
Pecunia Omnes Vincit: The coins as an evidence of propaganda, reorganization and forgery
A Coined Victory of Pyrrhus: the propagandistic iconography on the gold staters of Pyrrhus in his sicilian coinage, an interpretative proposal
2017 •
Carlo Lualdi
The reverse iconography of a Sicilian Pyrrhus’ gold issue can be linked with the exploitation of the propaganda concerning the Pyrrich victory at Heraclea as the symbols represented on this specific numismatic issue seem to indicate. This hypothesis has been verified by widening the scope of the investigation involving some other testimonies coming from the literary sources, the epigraphic field and comparisons with some representations coming from the italiote contemporary coinage. The choice of a theme that evokes Pyrrhus’ first military success in his western campaign can be explained with the great resonance of this event in the contemporary memory, that give the chance to the Epirote to reaffirm his strategic and tactical qualities
Para Tarihi ve Numismatik Kongresi / Proceedings of the Second International Congress on the History of Money and Numismatics, ed. by Oguz Tekin, Istanbul
On both shores of the Bosphorus: the coinage of Rhoemetalces I, king of Thrace (ca. 12/11 B.C. – A.D. 12/13)
2018 •
Evgeni I Paunov
No abstract - all in English.
Hermes
Philip V of Macedon, ‘Erōmenos of the Greeks’: A Note and Reassessment
2018 •
Emma Nicholson
