Striking and Destroying an Image: The Historical Representation and Defamation of Sextus Pompeius (48-35 BCE)

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorHekster, O.J.
dc.contributor.advisorManders, E.
dc.contributor.authorDijcks, N.
dc.date.issued2016-08-31
dc.description.abstractHistory is written by the victors, and can as such be highly selective. Victory-narratives are hardly ever favourably disposed towards former opponents, leaving behind a trail of figures that have been cast aside for the sake of a dominant historical tradition. Although he was one of the principal contestants in the Late Republican civil wars, the Roman general and politician Sextus Pompeius did not make the cut. Despite his initial successful opposition, his ultimate defeat allowed the constructed pro-Augustan tradition to defame and partially erase him from the historical narrative. By combining the concept of character assassination with numismatic research in particular, this thesis sheds new light on Sextus’ self-promotion and his historical defamation. In doings so, it aims to improve our understanding of the historical Sextus rather than its defamed counterpart. Moreover, it draws attention to the impact these processes tend to exert on history, both in a formative and receptive sense.en_US
dc.embargo.lift2050-12-31
dc.identifier.urihttp://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/3766
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Letterenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationHistorical studiesen_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeResearchmastersen_US
dc.thesis.typeResearchmasteren_US
dc.titleStriking and Destroying an Image: The Historical Representation and Defamation of Sextus Pompeius (48-35 BCE)en_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
Master Thesis - Niels Dijcks.pdf
Size:
2.47 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Masterthesis
Download
Collections
Faculteit der Letteren