Article ID: CBB778059361

Un navigatore ai confini del mondo: la rappresentazione dell’India e della costa iranica nell’opera di Onesicrito di Astipalea (2021)

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In spite of having been a witness of the Macedonian conquest of Asia and one of Alexander’s trusted collaborators, Onesicritus of Astypalaea (FGrHist 134) – one of the first alexandrographers to recount the king’s life – was condemned by later authors as tendentious and not reliable; his trademarks: self-glorification, flattery towards Alexander and an excessive fondness in referring wondrous things rather than the truth. This paper examines the geoethnographic data, Onesicritus’ quotations main topic, about India and the Iranian coast, aiming at reconstructing and understanding their value within a work primarily focused on conveying a peculiar representation of Alexander.

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Authors & Contributors
Marcotte, Didier
Leroy, Pierre-Olivier
Counillon, Patrick
Salles, Jean-François
Gómez Espelosín, Francisco Javier
Zambrini, Andrea
Journals
Geographia antiqua
Concepts
Geography
Explorers and Exploration
Navigation
Surveying
Science and politics
Travel; exploration
People
Strabo
Eratosthenes of Cyrene
Ramusio, Giovanni Battista
Ptolemy, Claudius
Dionysios Periegetes
Time Periods
Ancient
Republic of Venice (697–1797)
Renaissance
19th century
18th century
16th century
Places
Hellenistic world
Indian Ocean
Macedonia
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean region
Egypt
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