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Faces of Power: Alexander's Image and Hellenistic Politics - Hellenistic Culture and Society Andrew Stewart
Faces of Power: Alexander's Image and Hellenistic Politics - Hellenistic Culture and Society
Andrew Stewart
During his reign and following his death, the physiognomy of Alexander the Great was one of the most famous in history, adorning numerous works of art. This study demonstrates how the various portraits transmit not so much a likeness of Alexander as a set of cliches that symbolized the ruler.
545 pages, 8 color illustrations, 191 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 24, 1994 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520068513 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 550 |
| Dimensions | 186 × 265 × 47 mm · 1.41 kg |
| Language | English |
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