ATG's Mass Wedding At Susa: Only One greek


ATG's token greek:


and only ATG's most trusted and loyal greek, who would eventually meet his doom for not being Macedonian



Another indicator of the relatively high status of Eumenes under Alexander is the fact that the former was the only Greek involved in the mass-wedding staged at Susa in 324. In Schäfer's view, Eumenes, unlike many of the other grooms, may have subsequently preserved his marriage with his wife Artonis because of her noble Persian heritage: such a match may have allowed Eumenes to build stronger ties of loyalty with his oriental troops in the power-struggle following Alexander's death (pp. 47-49).




Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2003.06.30
Christoph Schäfer, Eumenes von Kardia und der Kampf um die Macht im Alexanderreich. Frankfurt: Buchverlag Marthe Clauss, 2002. Pp. 194. ISBN 3-934040-06-03. EUR 50.00.

Reviewed by Chris Epplett, History, University of Lethbridge ([email protected])

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