The Attalids of Pergamon and Anatolia
The Attalids of Pergamon and Anatolia

Author: Noah Kaye

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-02-23

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1009279556

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Historians have long wondered at the improbable rise of the Attalids of Pergamon after 188 BCE. The Roman-brokered Settlement of Apameia offered a new map – a brittle framework for sovereignty in Anatolia and the eastern Aegean. What allowed the Attalids to make this map a reality? This uniquely comprehensive study of the political economy of the kingdom rethinks the impact of Attalid imperialism on the Greek polis and the multicultural character of the dynasty's notorious propaganda. By synthesizing new findings in epigraphy, archaeology, and numismatics, it shows the kingdom for the first time from the inside. The Pergamene way of ruling was a distinctively non-coercive and efficient means of taxing and winning loyalty. Royal tax collectors collaborated with city and village officials on budgets and minting, while the kings utterly transformed the civic space of the gymnasium. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Attalid Asia Minor
Attalid Asia Minor

Author: Peter Thonemann

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2013-04-18

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 0199656118

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This book is the first full-length study to be dedicated to the political economy of the Attalid kingdom of Pergamon, focusing in particular on its financial administration, international relations, and the functioning of the state.

Caria and Crete in Antiquity
Caria and Crete in Antiquity

Author: Naomi Carless Unwin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-07-13

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1107194172

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Examines what regional mythologies reveal about the social and cultural orientation and identity of Caria in antiquity.

A History of Pergamum
A History of Pergamum

Author: Richard Evans

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2012-05-10

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1441162364

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The Kingdom of Pergamum emerged from the great period of instability which followed the death of Alexander the Great. Over the next century Pergamum was to become one of the wealthiest states in the eastern Mediterranean. The state of Pergamum was incorporated into the Roman Empire between 133/129 BCE and it eventually became Rome's wealthiest province. The whole of Asia Minor suffered in the civil wars which ended the Roman Republic, and Pergamum did not escape the exactions demanded of the Greek cities by Pompey, Caesar and Antony. In the subsequent peace, ushered in by Augustus, Pergamum regained its prosperity and became one of the cultural centres of the Roman Empire. Its ruling dynasty - the Attalids - were patrons of the arts and while in power were responsible for the remarkable embellishment of their capital at Pergamum. Other more ancient cities such as Ephesus and Miletus also benefited from their government. This volume surveys Pergamum's history from the late Third Century BCE to the Second Century CE.

The Peoples of Anatolia
The Peoples of Anatolia

Author: Jeremy LaBuff

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-04-25

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 9004519513

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This work critiques studies of the peoples of Anatolia that overestimate the importance of regional ethnic identities and explain cultural change via Hellenization, instead highlighting local forms of belonging and non-binary views of cultural dynamics.

Armies of the Hellenistic States, 323 BC–AD 30
Armies of the Hellenistic States, 323 BC–AD 30

Author: Gabriele Esposito

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2019-02-28

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1526730308

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This fully illustrated history chronicles the evolution of Hellenistic warfare from the death of Alexander the Great to Rome’s conquest of the region. This book provides a complete and detailed analysis of the organization and equipment employed by the armies of the Hellenistic States. After Alexander the Great’s death in 323 BC, his immense Macedonian empire was divided between his generals, who in turn formed their own monarchies across Eastern Europe, Asia and North Africa. This work will follow the development of the Hellenistic military forces from the army bequeathed by Alexander to the complex military machines that succumbed one by one in the wars against the expanding Romans. Fully illustrated with color photographs, this volume also shows how Hellenistic forces were strongly influenced by Roman models during the last years of independence of their kingdoms. The states analyzed are: Macedon, Seleucid Empire, Ptolemaic Egypt, The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Armenia, Pergamon, Pontus, Cappadocia, Galatia, The Bosporan Kingdom, Epirus, Sicily, The Achaean League and The Aetolian League.