Abstract:Banquet scenes are often described in Plutarch's Lives. In the Life of Alexander, Plutarch defines the exemplary profile of the Macedonian king in his relations with others-his companions and friends and his defeated enemies. The social institution of symposium, so deeply rooted in the Greek tradition, is used as an instrument to highlight certain aspects of Alexander's "Greekness", either to contrast them with the customs of the barbarians, or, alternatively, to confirm that the conqueror fully adopted barbar… Show more
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