Karanos. Bulletin of Ancient Macedonian Studies

Alexander the Great in Persepolis

2020-03-23T11:14:35+01:00

The present work is intended to analyse the actions carried out by Alexander the Great at Persepolis to, lastly, achieve an interpretation of the events and the fire. These objectives will be attained through the division and analysis of all the details available for Alexander’s study in Persepolis: the background, the archaeological data, the literary sources and the interpretative currents that have had the greatest impact among historians.

Lysimachos, Thrace and Macedon

2021-09-01T21:34:56+02:00

The history of the final years of Lysimachos and his relationship with his Ptolemaic wife, Arsinoe, have failed to take into account the claims of Lysimachos' daughter (Eurydike) and his daughter-in-law (Lysandra) to Macedonia. Adding these women to the picture changes the dynamics of the political power struggle in the mid-to-late 280s.

The Regnal Years of Antigonos Gonatas

2021-07-03T09:07:54+02:00

Although the decline of Demetrios I Poliorketes’ rule and the succession by his son Antigonos II Gonatas are well known in principle, inconsistencies in the ancient sources have so far obscured the dynastic chronology. However, difficulties can be overcome, if an inclusive count is applied persistently and if the Armenian version of Eusebios’ Chronicle (Porphyry FGH / BNJ 260 F 3), is preferred over the Greek version: the former ascribes Gonatas 43 regnal years, the latter 44. It can be shown that the latter is part of a tradition implying that Gonatas died in 239/38 instead of 240/39 BCE. As a result, Demetrios I began his final campaign in Asia Minor in 286 or 285, was captured in spring 284, and died in 283/82 BCE, whence Gonatas began counting his regnal years. The latter died in 239 BCE, probably in the later summer, yielding the throne to his son Demetrios II.

Transition to the underworld

2021-08-04T10:46:05+02:00

In 1979, excavations in the eastern cemetery of Pella brought to light, among other finds, a small clay disc that depicts a three-headed deity. This rare object was found with several vases and figurines that allow its dating in the early Hellenistic period. In this article, after a short description of the find, and an examination of its context, special emphasis is given to the identification of the depicted deity and her most probable relation with the goddess Hekate. The clay disc possibly had a magic-protective character related with the passage of the dead to the underworld.

Francisco Javier Gómez Espelosín

2021-12-11T00:41:45+01:00

Main Voices: Francisco Javier Gómez Espelosín

Alexander and the Ocean

2021-12-11T00:52:52+01:00

The aim of Alexander to come to the edges of the world and find the Ocean was a main feature with a key impact in Ancient Greek Geography.The travel to find the edges of the world is clearly linked with cultural perceptions of space that defined the geographical perspective of the campaign and its whole description.

Editorial

2021-12-13T19:18:25+01:00

Editorial of Karanos 4 (2021)

Review of Hatzopoulos, Ancient Macedonia, Berlin–Boston, De Gruyter, 2020, 241 pp. [ISBN 9783110718645].

2021-12-11T00:39:46+01:00

Review of Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos, Ancient Macedonia, Berlin–Boston, De Gruyter, 2020, 241 pp. [ISBN 9783110718645].

Review of Mairs (ed.), The Graeco Bactrian and Indo-Greek World, London,. Routledge, 2020, 712 pp. [ISBN 9781138090699].

2021-02-27T08:42:07+01:00

Review of Rachel Mairs (ed.), The Graeco Bactrian and Indo-Greek World, London,. Routledge, 2020, 712 pp. [ISBN 9781138090699].

Review of Anson, Philip II. The Father of Alexander the Great. Themes and Issues, London, Bloomsbury, 2020, 256 pp. [ISBN ‎9781350103948].

2021-12-13T18:38:43+01:00

Review of E. M. Anson, Philip II. The Father of Alexander the Great. Themes and Issues, London, Bloomsbury, 2020, 256 pp. [ISBN ‎9781350103948].

Review of LaPeña Marchena, Antela-Bernárdez, Alejandro Magno en la pantalla, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Servei de Publicacions de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2020, 89 pp. [ISBN 9788449093388].

2021-12-13T18:50:28+01:00

Review of LaPeña Marchena, Antela-Bernárdez, Alejandro Magno en la pantalla, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Servei de Publicacions de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2020, 89 pp. [ISBN 9788449093388].

Review of Manning, Armed Force in the Teispid-Achaemenid Empire. Past Approaches, Future Prospects, Stuttgart, Steiner Verlag, 2021, 437 pp. [ISBN 9783515127752].

2021-02-28T11:18:50+01:00

Review of Manning, Armed Force in the Teispid-Achaemenid Empire. Past Approaches, Future Prospects, Stuttgart, Steiner Verlag, 2021, 437 pp. [ISBN 9783515127752].

Review of von Reden [in collaboration with Mamta Dwivedi, Lara Fabian,Kathrin Leese-Messing,Lauren Morrisand, Eli J. S. Weaverdyck], Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies. Volume 1: Contexts, Berlin–New York, De Gruyter, 2020, xv-758 pp. [ISBN 978311060451-1].

2020-12-08T10:15:41+01:00

Review of von Reden [in collaboration with Mamta Dwivedi, Lara Fabian,Kathrin Leese-Messing,Lauren Morrisand, Eli J. S. Weaverdyck], Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies. Volume 1: Contexts, Berlin–New York, De Gruyter, 2020, xv-758 pp. [ISBN 978311060451-1].

Eugene N. Borza (1935-2021)

2021-12-13T19:21:58+01:00

In Memoriam