Battling without Beards: Synesius of Cyrene’s Calvitii encomium, Arrian’s Anabasis Alexandri and the Alexander discourse of the fourth century AD

This paper explores the literary tradition of the curious chreia that Alexander ordered his men to shave off their beards before battle. The story is represented by various sources from the imperial period but most prominently in the Encomium of Baldness by Synesius of Cyrene. The latter source posi...

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Published in:	Karanos
Main Author:	Christian Djurslev
Format:	Article
Language:	Greek, Modern (1453- )
Published:	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2018-11-01
Subjects:	Alexander the Great Synesius of Cyrene Arrian Anabasis Fourth-Century BC Greece
Online Access:	https://revistes.uab.cat/karanos/article/view/5

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