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Beloved Hephaestion – detested Hephaestion
Beloved Hephaestion – detested Hephaestion

Author(s): Klaudia Oczachowska
Subject(s): Ancient World, Military policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Hellenistic period; Hephaestion; Eumenes; Craterus

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses personal relations among high-ranking officers in Alexander the Great’s army. The hierarchical structure of the military environment strongly influences the established relation ships. Mutual dependencies and factors that prevented the formation of collaborative relations in Alex- ander’s camp were analyzed. The causes of the described conflicts were analyzed based on a review of historical sources and the literature. Selected texts referencing disputes in Alexander’s army, with special emphasis on Hephaestion and other high-ranking officers, were examined. The analysis covered the period between 334 and 324 BCE.

  • Issue Year: XXV/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 11-24
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English
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