Arrian's Ektaxis in the Roman Empire: Local Identity, Diversity and the Geography of the Army.
This paper proposes to discuss one of Arrian's so-called 'minor texts'—the Acies contra Alanos which I prefer to call Ektaxis kata Alanōn— and show how it is not only a military manual, but also allows Arrian to discuss identity, fitting into broader patterns and discourses of the Second Sophistic....
| Publicado en: | Mnemosyne Vol. 74; no. 5; pp. 780 - 799 |
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Brill Academic Publishers
2021
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| Sumario: | This paper proposes to discuss one of Arrian's so-called 'minor texts'—the Acies contra Alanos which I prefer to call Ektaxis kata Alanōn— and show how it is not only a military manual, but also allows Arrian to discuss identity, fitting into broader patterns and discourses of the Second Sophistic. In the Ektaxis Arrian, much like a sophist, creates different personas and layers of identity not just for himself but also for his troops, and takes the opportunity to present the Roman army in a diverse way, which differs from portrayals in other authors. |
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