Celebrity, Fame, and Infamy in the Hellenistic World

Published by University of Toronto Press 2020

Celebrity, Fame, and Infamy in the Hellenistic World

Edited by: Riemer Faber

In the series Phoenix Supplementary Volumes

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487531782

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About this book

This book traces the roots of modern notions of celebrity, fame, and infamy back to the Hellenistic period of classical antiquity, when sensational personages like Cleopatra of Egypt and Alexander the Great became famous world-wide.

Author / Editor information

Faber Riemer :

Riemer A. Faber is a professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo.

Reviews

Hans Beck, Department of Ancient History, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster:
“If celebrities are mirrors of society, we are in terrible shape. This volume suggests, however, that our misery has deep historical roots. Tracing the irrevocably powerful role fame and infamy assumed in the Hellenistic world, the studies assembled in this book reveal how ancient rulers immersed themselves in the quest for renown and reputation. Along the way, Hellenistic society produced some of the finest tabloid kings and queens of all times. Knowledgeable and entertaining, Riemer A. Faber’s collection subtly reminds readers of the long cultural legacy at play each time they hit the ‘follow’ button.”

Glenn Bugh, Department of History, Virginia Tech:
“The scholarship is uniformly sound and the essays reflect the latest scholarship on their respective topics. The bibliographies are extensive and comprehensive.”

James J. Clauss, Department of Classics, University of Washington:
“Celebrity, Fame, and Infamy in the Hellenistic World offers a new and unparalleled contribution to Hellenistic studies: a fascinating exposé of multimedia self-promotion from Alexander the Great to Antony’s Cleopatra. This interdisciplinary collection also demonstrates that the lives of the rich and famous, and oftentimes infamous, were as interesting to ancient audiences around a Mediterranean basin linked by efficient communication and international travel as they are to moderns tuned in to contemporary social media.”

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction: Distinctives of Hellenistic Celebrity, Fame, and Infamy Riemer A. Faber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Fama and Infamia: The Tale of Grypos and Tryphaina Sheila L. Ager Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
2. Models of Virtue, Models of Poetry: The Quest for “Everlasting Fame” in Hellenistic Military Epitaphs Silvia Barbantani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
3. Can Powerful Women Be Popular? Amastris: Shaping a Persian Wife into a Famous Hellenistic Queen Monica D’Agostini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
4. Remelted or Overstruck: Cases of Monetary Damnatio Memoriae in Hellenistic Times? François De Callataÿ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
5. Ptolemaic Officials and Officers in Search of Fame Christelle Fischer-Bovet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
6. Lemnian Infamy and Masculine Glory in Apollonios’ Argonautica Judith Fletcher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
7. The “Good” Poros and the “Bad” Poros: Infamy and Honour in Alexander Historiography Timothy Howe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
8. Writing Monarchs of the Hellenistic Age: Renown, Fame, and Infamy Jacqueline Klooster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
9. Creating Alexander: The “Official” History of Kallisthenes of Olynthos Waldemar Heckel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
PHOENIX SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUMES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 276
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 41
- Other: 41 b&w illustrations, 2 b&w tables
Keywords: propaganda; celebrity; fame; Hellenistic; Alexander the Great; Cleopatra; women rulers; numismatics; coinage; sculpture; social poetics; renown; infamy; historiography; history of celebrity; famous; classics

eBook

Published: April 2, 2020
ISBN: 9781487531782