Dynastic definitions. Differentiating status claims in the archaic pillar tomb reliefs of Lycia

The paper nuances of the concept of the so-called ‘dynastic period’ in Lycia, based on the manner in which so-called Lycian 'dynasts' chose to have themselves memorialised in the sculpted images adorning pillar tombs. It concludes that an earlier group of tomb sculptures emphasise individ...

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Tác giả chính: Draycott, C
Tác giả khác: Sagona, A
Định dạng: Book section
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Peeters Publishers 2007
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Tóm tắt:The paper nuances of the concept of the so-called ‘dynastic period’ in Lycia, based on the manner in which so-called Lycian 'dynasts' chose to have themselves memorialised in the sculpted images adorning pillar tombs. It concludes that an earlier group of tomb sculptures emphasise individual deeds, particularly military deeds, whereas the later, larger Harpy Monument carries images which imply succession and legacy. From this pattern, one might say the ‘dynastic period’ in Lycia began not with the Persian conquest of the region in c. 540 BC, but emerged from a discourse of ‘ruler’ or ‘elite’ power competition at a later juncture in the political history of Lycia, around the time of the Persian Wars.