Alexander the Great, the royal throne and the funerary thrones of Macedonia

There is no evidence in either Greece or Macedon in the archaic and classical periods that the throne functioned as a symbol of royalty. Thrones were for the gods and their priests. Only the king of Persia used a royal throne and even had portable thrones for his campaigns. This paper argues that af...

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Main Author: Olga Palagia
Format: Article
Language:ell
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2018-11-01
Series:Karanos
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Online Access:https://revistes.uab.cat/karanos/article/view/7