Arminius the Liberator
Myth and Ideology
Arminius the Liberator deals with the complex modern reception of Arminius the Cheruscan, commonly called Hermann. Arminius inflicted one of their most devastating defeats on the Romans in the year 9 A.D. by annihilating three legions under the command of Quintilius Varus in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, as it is generally if inaccurately called. This book traces the origin of the Arminius myth in antiquity and its political, artistic, and popular developments since the nineteenth century. The book's central themes are the nationalist use and abuse of history and historical myth in Germany, especially during the Weimar Republic and Nati…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-025292-2
- EAN: 9780190252922
- Produktnummer: 19556412
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 368 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 20'597 KB
- Abbildungen: 39 illus.
Über den Autor
Martin M. Winkler is University Professor and Professor of Classics at George Mason University.
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