Philip II and Alexander the Great father and son, lives and afterlives ; [papers presented at an international symposium, "Philip II and Alexander III: Father, Son and Dunasteia," held April 3-5, 2008, at Clemson University, in South Carolina

The careers of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great (III) were interlocked in innumerable ways: Philip II centralized ancient Macedonia, created an army of unprecedented skill and flexibility, came to dominate the Greek peninsula, and planned the invasion of the Persian Empire with a combined Graeco-Macedonian force, but it was Alexander who actually led the invading forces, defeated the great Persian Empire, took his army to the borders of modern India, and created a monarchy and empire that, despite its fragmentation, shaped the political, cultural, and religious world of the Hellenistic era. Alexander drove the engine his father had built, but had he not done so, Philip's achievements might have proved as ephemeral as had those of so many earlier Macedonian rulers. On the other hand, some scholars believe that Alexander played a role, direct or indirect, in the murder of his father, so that he could lead the expedition to Asia that his father had organized. In short, it is difficult to understand or assess one without considering the other. This collection of previously unpublished articles looks at the careers and impact of father and son together. Some of the articles consider only one of the Macedonian rulers although most deal with both, and with the relationship, actual or imagined, between the two. The volume will contain articles on military and political history but also articles that look at the self-generated public images of Philip and Alexander, the counter images created by their enemies, and a number that look at how later periods understood them, concluding with the Hollywood depiction of the relationship. Despite the plethora of collected works that deal with Philip and Alexander, this volume promises to make a genuine contribution to the field by focusing specifically on their relationship to one another. Contents......Page 10 Contributors......Page 12 Abbreviations......Page 16 Introduction......Page 20 Part I: Father, Son, and Court......Page 26 1 The “Pixodarus Affair” Reconsidered Again......Page 28 2 The Bearded King and the Beardless Hero: From Philip II to Alexander the Great......Page 38 3 In the Shadow of His Father: Alexander, Hermolaus, and the Legend of Philip......Page 50 4 Philip’s Eurydice in the Philippeum at Olympia......Page 58 5 Putting Women in Their Place: Women in Public under Philip II and Alexander III and the Last Argeads......Page 68 6 The Symposia of Philip II and Alexander III of Macedon: The View from Greece......Page 80 Part II: Philip and Alexander at War......Page 92 7 Consensus Strategies under Philip and Alexander: The Revenge Theme......Page 94 8 The Asthetairoi: Macedonia’s Hoplites......Page 106 9 The Argeads and the Phalanx......Page 116 10 Scythed Chariots at Gaugamela: A Case Study......Page 128 Part III: After Philip and Alexander: Legacy and Legitimation......Page 136 11 Cassander and the Legacy of Philip II and Alexander III in Diodorus’ Library......Page 138 12 The Role of the Argeadai in the Legitimation of the Ptolemaic Dynasty: Rhetoric and Practice......Page 148 13 Hieronymus of Cardia: Causation and Bias from Alexander to His Successors......Page 160 Part IV: Reception of Father and Son......Page 174 14 Argead Dunasteia during the Reigns of Philip II and Alexander III: Aristotle Reconsidered......Page 176 15 “Worldwide Empire” versus “Glorious Enterprise”: Diodorus and Justin on Philip II and Alexander the Great......Page 190 16 “You Should Never Meet Your Heroes . . .”: Growing Up with Alexander, the Valerius Maximus Way......Page 200 17 His Son’s Father? Philip II in the Second Sophistic......Page 218 18 Alexander in the Underworld......Page 230 19 “And Your Father Sees You”: Paternity in Alexander (2004)......Page 242 Notes......Page 258 Bibliography......Page 330 A......Page 364 D......Page 365 L......Page 366 P......Page 367 Z......Page 368 The Careers Of Philip Ii And His Son Alexander The Great (iii) Were Interlocked In Innumerable Ways. This Collection Of Previously Unpublished Articles Looks At The Careers And Impact Of Father And Son Together. Pt. 1: Father, Son, And Court -- Pt. 2: Philip And Alexander At War -- Pt. 3: After Philip And Alexander: Legacy And Legitimation -- Pt. 4: Reception Of Father And Son. Edited By Elizabeth Carney And Daniel Ogden. A Selection From The Papers Presented At An International Symposium, Philip Ii And Alexander Iii: Father, Son And Dunasteia, Held April 3-5, 2008, At Clemson University, In South Carolina. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.