The Burial of Brasidas and the Politics of Commemoration in the Classical Period
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DOI: 10.1353/ajp.2018.0000
Abstract: Abstract:A reexamination of the burial and heroization of the Spartan general Brasidas at Amphipolis in 422 in terms of political contestation between democrats and oligarchs invites broader theorizing about the political role of public commemoration… read more here.
Keywords: brasidas politics; burial brasidas; commemoration classical; classical period ... See more keywords