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

Valerio Capponi Brunetti (Author)

Geographia antiqua
Volume: 30
Pages: 89-108
Publication date: 2021
Language: Italian

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Navigation Geography Ethnography Explorers and Exploration Ancient Indian Ocean India Macedonia Hellenistic world Onesicritus of Astypalaea

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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