Studies in Ancient Monarchies Edited by Ulrich Gotter (Konstanz), Nino Luraghi (Oxford) und Kai Trampedach (Heidelberg) Volume 7 The Legitimation of Conquest Monarchical Representation and the Art of Government in the Empire of Alexander the Great Edited by Kai Trampedach and Alexander Meeus Franz Steiner Verlag CONTENTS Preface 7 Introduction: Understanding Alexander’s Relations with His Subjects Kai Trampedach / Alexander Meeus 9 I SELF-PRESENTATION AND ROYAL PERSONA 1 From Early On To Become A Hero (‘Held’): Mythical Models of Alexander’s Image and Biography Tonio Hölscher 2 Staging Charisma: Alexander and Divination Kai Trampedach 3 Alexander and Athletics or How (Not) To Use a Traditional Field of Monarchic Legitimation Christian Mann 4 Violence and Legitimation: The Social Logic of Alexander the Great’s Acts of Violence between the Danube and the Indus – A Conceptual Outline and a Case Study Matthias Haake 21 45 61 77 II LOCAL PERSPECTIVES AND INTERACTIONS 5 6 7 Alexander’s Dedications to the Gods: Sacred Space, Pious Practice and Public Legitimation Ralf von den Hoff 99 Communication and Legitimation: Knowledge of Alexander’s Asian Conquests in the Greek World Shane Wallace 123 Legitimation – Unwitting and Unrequested: Alexander of Macedon’s Portrayal as Devine Tool in Zechariah 9 Wilhelm Köhler 145 6 8 9 Contents Wooing the Victor with Words: Babylonian Priestly Literature as a Response to the Macedonian Conquest Michael Jursa Shaping the New World: Once More On the Cities of Alexander Maurizio Giangiulio 165 179 III ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS 10 Alexander, the King of the Macedonians Manuela Mari 197 11 On the Titulature of Alexander the Great: The Title basileus Maxim M. Kholod 219 12 Alexander the Great and Asia Minor: Conquest and Strategies of Legitimation Michele Faraguna 13 Alexander’s Tributary Empire Andrew Monson 243 263 IV EPILOGUES 14 The Strategies of Legitimation of Alexander and the Diadochoi: Continuities and Discontinuities Alexander Meeus 291 15 Concluding Remarks Hans-Joachim Gehrke 319 Abbreviations Bibliography Contributors 325 326 364