Aristotle, Alexander and Seleucus : virtue and legitimacy of Hellenistic kings

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14210%2F24%3A00138290" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14210/24:00138290 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://journals.phil.muni.cz/graeco-latina-brunensia/article/view/39803" target="_blank" >https://journals.phil.muni.cz/graeco-latina-brunensia/article/view/39803</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/GLB2024-2-5" target="_blank" >10.5817/GLB2024-2-5</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Aristotle, Alexander and Seleucus : virtue and legitimacy of Hellenistic kings

Original language description

This article aims to show an ideological link between the ideas on rulership of the Philosopher Aristotle, king Alexander III. of Macedon and king Seleucus I. of the Seleucid empire. These ideas concern the ideal form of monarchical government, the unique virtue of a ruler, the implications of a ruler's superior qualities and their consequences. The article will seek to provide evidence for such a link by presenting several passages from various relevant sources, such as the philosophical, historical, and biographical works of Aristotle, Arrian, Plutarch and Appian. First, the ideas and thoughts expressed in Aristotle's Politics on virtue and an ideal kingdom shall be analysed; then, their connection with Alexander the Great shall be explored; and finally, their influence extending to Seleucus shall be examined. A focus shall be concentrated on various speeches claimed to be spoken by Alexander and Seleucus, and the similarity between them and their contexts. Some examples of theories possibly contradicting the claim of the article shall be briefly discussed and commented on. Hopefully, this article will shed some light on the notably Ancient Greek origins of Hellenistic absolute monarchy conducive to their proper understanding.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60101 - History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Graeco-Latina Brunensia

ISSN

1803-7402

e-ISSN

2336-4424

Volume of the periodical

29

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

45-57

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85213221035