Abstract
This chapter concentrates on Arrian's apparent refurbishment of a monument to Hadrian at Trapezus on the Black Sea that opens his Periplus (1.1-4) and Alexander's interaction with Achilles' grave at Troy in his Anabasis in the context of both Arrian's 'Second Preface' (1.12.1-5) and the Ten Thousand's thanks-giving cairn on Mt. Theches that marks their first sight of the sea in Xenophon's Anabasis (4.7.24). I demonstrate that a) there is a relationship between these Arrian passages that hinges on Xenophon's Anabasis, and b) Arrian exploits the materiality, spatiality, and temporality of monuments, combined with their semantic fluidity, to assert his literary authority over Xenophon, spatial authority over Trapezus, personal authority over Hadrian's image and Alexander's memory, and to muse on the fickleness of reception by posterity.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Xenophon's Anabasis and its Reception |
Publisher | de Gruyter |
Pages | 311-328 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783110793437 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783110793482 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 24 Oct 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |