Comparing the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires
Comparing the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires

Author: Christelle Fischer-Bovet

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-09-30

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1108479251

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First comparative analysis of the role of local elites and populations in the formation of the two main Hellenistic empires.

Antioch in Syria
Antioch in Syria

Author: Kristina M. Neumann

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-09-02

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 110883714X

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Combines ancient coins and innovative digital technologies to study the citizens of Syrian Antioch and their imperial conquerors.

Every Inch a King
Every Inch a King

Author: Lynette Mitchell

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-11-13

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 9004228977

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Drawing on studies of kings from Cyrus to Shah Abbas, this volume provides a rich variety of readings on royal authority and its limitations in medieval societies in both Europe and the Middle East, exemplified especially in the case of Alexander the Great, God and King, and the persistence of his legend in later eras.

The Legend of Seleucus
The Legend of Seleucus

Author: Daniel Ogden

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-04-07

Total Pages: 601

ISBN-13: 1316738442

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In the chaos that followed the death of Alexander the Great his distinguished marshal Seleucus was reduced to a fugitive, with only a horse to his name. But by the time of his own death, Seceucus had reconstructed the bulk of Alexander's empire, built Antioch, and become a king in his turn, one respected for justness in an age of cruelty. The dynasty he founded was to endure for three centuries. Such achievements richly deserved to be projected into legend, and so they were. This legend told of Seleucus' divine siring by Apollo, his escape from Babylon with an enchanted talisman, his foundations of cities along a dragon-river with the help of Zeus' eagles, his surrender of his new wife to his besotted son, and his revenge, as a ghost, upon his assassin. This is the first book in any language devoted to the reconstruction of this fascinating tradition.

New Perspectives in Seleucid History, Archaeology and Numismatics
New Perspectives in Seleucid History, Archaeology and Numismatics

Author: Roland Oetjen

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2019-12-16

Total Pages: 831

ISBN-13: 3110283840

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Dedicated to Getzel M. Cohen, a leading expert in Seleucid history, this volume gathers 45 contributions on Seleucid history, archaeology, numismatics, political relations, policy toward the Jews, Greek cities, non-Greek populations, peripheral and neighboring regions, imperial administration, economy and public finances, and ancient descriptions of the Seleucid Empire. The reader will gain an international perspective on current research.