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Philip, Alexander and Macedonia: Between Greek Virtue and Barbarian Pleasure

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Of Ancient Virtues and Vices in Modern Popular Culture: Beauty, Bravery, Blood and Glory, Pages: 257 - 280

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This chapter deals with the portrayal of Macedonians on film. The ancient sources make Macedonian identity rather ambiguous between descriptions as barbarians and (particularly later under Alexander) the image of people whop spread Greek culture to the East. Modern film makers dealt with this proble...

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Published in: Of Ancient Virtues and Vices in Modern Popular Culture: Beauty, Bravery, Blood and Glory
ISBN: 978-90-04-34771-7 978-90-04-34771-7
ISSN: 2212-9405
Published: Leiden Brill 2017
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