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THE THRACIAN EXILE OF PERSEUS IN 179 BC.
| Taitara: | THE THRACIAN EXILE OF PERSEUS IN 179 BC. |
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| Ngā kaituhi: | ILIEV, JORDAN |
| Puna: | Living Antiquity; 2023, Vol. 73 Issue 1/2, p161-174, 14p |
| Whakarāpopotonga: | This article investigates the mysterious withdrawal of Perseus in Thrace, which occurred in the context of the dramatic events in the Macedonian royal court at the end of Philip V's reign. The available sources of information on this issue, limited to a few short references of Titus Livy, are presented and analyzed, as well as the available comments of contemporary scholars; in result, several questions are raised and addressed. The presented facts and circumstances suggest that the Thracian exile of Perseus followed the revelations about his role in the discrediting of Demetrius, i.e., it happened in the late 180 or early 179 BC. This indicates his stay in Thrace for several months. Considered are the hypotheses for residence of Perseus by the Bastarnae or by the Odryssians, as the former is categorically rejected and the latter is questioned. The state of the sources allows to assume only that the mysterious place, where Perseus resided, must be sought somewhere in Southwestern Thrace. Only with such a decision it is possible maintaining of a permanent secret channel of communication between Perseus and at least one person from the Macedonian royal court. It is more likely that he chooses to stay in a Macedonian garrison in Thrace (by the Bisaltians or rather by unknown by name their immediate neighbors). Moreover, the garrisons undoubtedly maintained communication channels with the Macedonian royal court; so, Perseus could have modified these communications for his own purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Ngā kupu marau: | DISENGAGEMENT (Military science), PERSEUS (Greek mythology) |
| Ngā kupu matawhenua: | THRACE, MACEDONIA |
| People: | PHILIP V, of Macedon, 238 B.C.-179 B.C. |
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| ISSN: | 05147727 |
| DOI: | 10.47054/ziva23731-2161i |
| Pātengi raraunga: | Complementary Index |
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