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Few events left such a vivid impression on history as the invasion of Greece by Xerxes, King of Persia. In this lively, erudite and nuanced cultural history of the ancient portraits of Xerxes, Emma Bridges throws fresh new light on the ancient - and modern - western images of Asia and its archetypal ruler. -- Edith Hall, Professor of Classics, King's College London, UK The central concern of Dr Bridges’ original and challenging exercise in ancient reception-studies is to explore the richness and variety of Persian Great King Xerxes’ afterlives within a diverse and complex literary tradition. This is a powerfully written and conceptually sophisticated treatment of an important topic within classical studies, which has the added appeal of including an excellent discussion of the cinematic reception of Xerxes in the 21st century. -- Paul Cartledge is the A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, University of Cambridge, UK What to make of Xerxes? Ruthless tyrant? Hubris personified? Prisoner of history? Glorious war-lord? Victim of fortune? Decadent playboy? Lubricious harem-master? Or just the foil for Greece's glory, the great invader who brought out the best in those freedom-fighte

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Author

Emma Bridges

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic; Bloomsbury

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781472511324

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Criticism, History, Biography

Rating

3.5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14