Ory Amitay
Phone: 972-4-8249481
Address: History dept.
1301 Eshkol bldg.
University of Haifa
199 Aba Khoushy Ave.
Mount Carmel, Haifa
Israel 3498838
Address: History dept.
1301 Eshkol bldg.
University of Haifa
199 Aba Khoushy Ave.
Mount Carmel, Haifa
Israel 3498838
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In my presentation I intend to argue that this unusual mythistorical mix is a product of its origins in Ptolemaic Egypt. In this context the AR was first composed as a piece of Ptolemaic propaganda, which used the figure of Alexander as a proxy for the Ptolemaic dynasty, reshaping history in order to fit Ptolemaic circumstances and agenda. In this way the Makedonian’s travels and conquests are realigned to present the wide reach of the Ptolemies around the middle of the third century BCE (that is, under Ptolemy II Philadelphos and in particular Ptolemy III Euergetes). In response, a secondary branch of the tradition, reflecting Seleukid realities and interests, came into being some two generations later. Therefore, the underlying literary logic of AR as a whole, that is using historical material in an a-historical fashion in order to comment on current affairs, creates a new kind of literary genre that is, by its very definition, liminal in nature.
In my presentation I intend to argue that this unusual mythistorical mix is a product of its origins in Ptolemaic Egypt. In this context the AR was first composed as a piece of Ptolemaic propaganda, which used the figure of Alexander as a proxy for the Ptolemaic dynasty, reshaping history in order to fit Ptolemaic circumstances and agenda. In this way the Makedonian’s travels and conquests are realigned to present the wide reach of the Ptolemies around the middle of the third century BCE (that is, under Ptolemy II Philadelphos and in particular Ptolemy III Euergetes). In response, a secondary branch of the tradition, reflecting Seleukid realities and interests, came into being some two generations later. Therefore, the underlying literary logic of AR as a whole, that is using historical material in an a-historical fashion in order to comment on current affairs, creates a new kind of literary genre that is, by its very definition, liminal in nature.
Colloquium marking the publication of "In Search of the Phoenicians"
by Josephine Crawley Quinn
In Collaboration with The Maxwell Cummings Family Chair
for the Study of Mediterranean Culture and History, Tel Aviv University
Annutal stipend NIS 100,000 (second year possible)
Ancient Greek mandatory. Classical Armenian highly desirable!
Deadline: June 1, 2022
100,000 NIS (second year possible)
Ancient Greek mandatory; Classic Armenian highly desirable!
Deadline: June 1, 2022