CLAS103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Arrian, Tyrant, Argead Dynasty
22 Sep 2016
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Arrian anabasis: 4. 8,4. 9 (more balanced) believes kleitos was an idiot. >> kleitos hurts and insults alexander by publicly belittling his exploits. >> arrian reports a version in which kleitos insists on returning to the banquet for one more insult. >> arrian condemns kleitos for his poor judgement. >> while not excusing his actions, arrian feels pity for alexander and admires his remorse. Curtius: 8. 1. 22, 8. 2. 12 (got straight to the point) tells same story but with a efferent spin on it. >> macedonian companions also bring his ego up. >> alexander compares himself favourably to his father, belittles the actions of his father and many macedonians were more loyal to his father than alexander himself therefore offensive to the, and his father. >> kleitos initially makes only sotto voce remarks though he moves on to more outrageous statements. >> alexander ambushes kleitos as he leaves the banquet.
