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The reflection of the formation of the Hellenistic international order in the work of Plutarch „Comparative biographies”
Author(s) -
Alina Koval
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vìsnik lugansʹkogo nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu ìmenì tarasa ševčenka. fìlologìčnì nauki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-2844
DOI - 10.12958/2227-2844-2020-6(337)-124-137
Subject(s) - historiography , context (archaeology) , order (exchange) , politics , biography , history , classics , empire , utopia , literature , hellenistic period , epistemology , philosophy , ancient history , political science , law , art , art history , archaeology , finance , economics
The article comprehensively deals with the evidence of the peculiarities of the formation of the Hellenistic international order in the IV century BC. The author notes that the development of the Ukrainian historiography, among other things, is characterized by a deep interest of historians in studying the problems of international interaction between Eastern and Western civilizations. The study of this question allows to find answers to key questions – whether it is possible to create a universal global order based on common political and humanitarian values, or is it just an utopia, because no unifying model can take into account all the specifics of unique cultures, initially doomed to failure. In this context, it is important for the author to consider the history of such interaction between civilizations, in particular during the creation of the Hellenistic regional order in the IV century BC. This aspect is covered in detail in the treatise „Comparative Biographies”, compiled by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch (approximately 46 - 120/127 AD), the analysis of which is the main purpose of the article. As a result of the study, the author concluded that the biography of Alexander the Great presented by Plutarch allows us to consider the process of creating a Hellenistic empire, which united the key territories of West and East, to identify the logic of certain actions of the commander. Plutarch's description also allowed the author to conclude that in creating a new international order in the East, Alexander faced the traditional challenges of the time – increasing conflict with the tribal aristocracy, which for a long time stood behind him and used for personal gain closeness to the king. As a way out of this crisis, Alexander was forced to resort to strengthening his power, in fact reproducing the foundations of Eastern despotism.

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