By Euripides
Medea, within which a spurned lady takes revenge upon her lover via killing her youngsters, is likely one of the so much stunning and terrible of the entire Greek tragedies. Dominating the play is Medea herself, a towering and robust determine who demonstrates Euripides' strange willingness to provide voice to a woman's case. Alcestis, a tragicomedy, is predicated on a paranormal delusion during which dying is triumph over, and the youngsters of Heracles examines the clash among may and correct, whereas Hippolytus bargains with self-destructive integrity and ethical dilemmas. those performs exhibit Euripides remodeling the remarkable figures of Greek mythology into recognizable, fallible people.
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On a souvent prétendu également que les projets de Philippe s’inspiraient directement des écrits d’Isocrate. Ce rhéteur athénien, représentant et apôtre du panhellénisme, après avoir constaté l’incapacité des cités grecques à s’unir, s’était finalement tourné vers Philippe. Mais il convient de ne pas tirer de conclusions hâtives sur l’influence d’Isocrate : Philippe était fort capable de se rendre compte par lui-même des réalités grecques (qu’il avait puissamment contribué à façonner) et de définir sa politique en conséquence.
Par ailleurs – même si la tâche n’est pas médiocre –, s’interroger à longueur de pages, à la suite des auteurs anciens, sur l’ambition et les hauts faits d’Alexandre revient à postuler que les seuls obstacles qu’eut à surmonter Alexandre furent ses propres faiblesses stratégiques ou psychologiques ! Un tel postulat laisse dans l’ombre les ressorts collectifs d’une guerre. Même une personnalité aussi éminente qu’Alexandre est engagée dans un contexte historique auquel elle n’est pas étrangère. L’un des grands problèmes de l’histoire d’Alexandre réside précisément dans l’opposition qui se révèle, à partir de 330, entre la volonté collective des Macédoniens et le caractère de plus en plus personnel qu’Alexandre entend donner à son pouvoir.
36-38). Lorsque Alexandre meurt à Babylone dans la nuit du 10 au 11 juin 323 [2] Sur la date précise de la mort d’Alexandre telle qu’elle... [2] , il a reconquis à son profit tout l’Empire achéménide, tel que l’avaient constitué Cyrus, Darius et leurs successeurs. Malgré la précarité de la domination macédonienne dans certaines régions, l’œuvre de conquête est immense. Mais comment Alexandre est-il venu à bout des résistances multiples qui se sont manifestées à sa progression militaire, et comment a-t-il organisé un si vaste empire ?