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La prima metà del IV secolo a.C. è un’età di transizione in Grecia. Non si può comprendere al meglio questa stagione senza concentrarsi su un protagonista, Epaminonda (fine V sec. – 362 a.C.), che sconfisse Sparta sul campo e portò al successo importanti innovazioni tattiche. Epaminonda affascina ancora come modello di guida eclettica che seppe rispondere con moderazione ed equilibrio alle sfide di uno scenario internazionale profondamente mutato. Centrale per Epaminonda fu il Peloponneso. Nella complessità della sua carriera politica risiede il fascino maggiore di questo instancabile uomo delle istituzioni. Epaminonda fu un generale anomalo da più di un punto di vista, dotato di una profonda cultura musicale e di una sensibilità alla filosofia che ribalta anche i pregiudizi contro la sua patria, tacciata spesso come città chiusa all’approfondimento delle scienze. Non sorprende perciò l’attenzione di Epaminonda al peso della propaganda nella rappresentazione degli interventi nel Peloponneso, sempre giustificati come difesa dell’autonomia. L’Epaminonda statista provò a interpretare il policentrismo del suo tempo e a offrire delle risposte, il cui esito non fece in tempo a vedere.
Epaminondas, --- Thebes (Greece) --- Sparta (Greece) --- Spárti (Greece) --- Spartē (Greece) --- Sparta --- Thēvai (Greece) --- Thívai (Greece) --- Thebes (Greece : Ancient city) --- Thiva (Greece) --- Thēva (Greece) --- Tebe (Greece) --- Theben (Greece) --- Thebes (Greece : Extinct city) --- Θῆβαι (Greece) --- Thēbai (Greece) --- Θήβα (Greece) --- History. --- History, Military. --- Epaminondas
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Boiotians are not known as the most cultivated people. In Greek antiquity, they were widely viewed as backward. The legacy continues: in several modern languages, the term 'Boiotian' may be used as a synonym for ‘boorish' or 'rude.’ This volume challenges this reading through the study of a specific cultural output: historiography. Not only, in fact, did Boiotia give birth to memorable authors such as Pindar and Plutarch, but there was also a lively historiographical scene. Between the end of the fifth century BCE and the years of the Theban Hegemony (371-362 BCE), this literary genre developed gradually in the region, speaking to a series of critical societal themes: who are the Boiotians? What do they believe? Why do the fighting roosters of Tanagra wear iron sticks? Through a detailed commentary on the fragments of the first historiographers of Boiotia (Hellanikos, Armenidas, Aristophanes, and Daimachos), the author brings to life the local history of the region. The volume unlocks a body of evidence, local historiography, which is of pivotal importance for a multi-facetted approach to ancient Boiotia - from within.
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The distinction between ancient and modern modes of historical thought is characterized by the growing complexity of the discipline of history in modernity. Consequently, the epistemological and methodological standard of ancient historiography is typically held as inferior against the modern ideal. This book serves to address this apparent deficit. Its scope is three-fold. Firstly, it aims at encountering ancient modes of historical and historiographical thought within the province of their own horizon. Secondly, this book considers the possibility of a dialogue between ancient and modern philosophies of history concerning the influence of ancient historical thought on the development of modern philosophy of history and the utility of modern philosophy of history in the interpretation of ancient historiography. Thirdly, this book explores the continuities and discontinuities in historical method and thought from antiquity to modernity. Ultimately, this volume demonstrates the necessity of re-evaluating our assumptions about the relation of ancient and modern historical thought and lays the groundwork for a more fruitful dialogue in the future.
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