The empire created by Alexander the Great's general Seleucus constituted the largest Hellenistic kingdom of the successor states; yet this is the first substantial treatment of Seleucid history to appear for fifty years. The authors approach this important and successful state f…
The volume offers a timely (re-)appraisal of Seleukid cultural dynamics. While the engagement of Seleukid kings with local populations and the issue of Hellenization? are still debated, a movement away from the Greco-centric approach to the study of the sources has gained pace. …
Culture and Ideology under the Seleukids: Unframing a Dynasty
by Widmer, Marie, Beaulieu, Paul-Alain, Ogden, Daniel, Trundle, Matthew, McKechnie, Paul, Coskun, Altay, Mairs, Rachel, McAuley, Alex, Brüggemann, Thomas, Dumke, Gunnar R., Hunter, Daniel, Lisle, Christopher de, Mehl, Andreas, Michel, Patrick M., Olszewski, Marek T., Wenghofer, Richard
The volume offers a timely (re- )appraisal of Seleukid cultural dynamics. While the engagement of Seleukid kings with local populations and the issue of "Hellenization" are still debated, a movement away from the Greco-centric approach to the study of the sources has gained pace…
"The Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires are usually studied separately, or else included in broader examinations of the Hellenistic world. This book provides a systematic comparison of the roles of local elites and local populations in the construction, negotiation, and adaptation o…
The Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires are usually studied separately, or else included in broader examinations of the Hellenistic world. This book provides a systematic comparison of the roles of local elites and local populations in the construction, negotiation, and adaptation of…
"The Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires are usually studied separately, or else included in broader examinations of the Hellenistic world. This book provides a systematic comparison of the roles of local elites and local populations in the construction, negotiation, and adaptation o…
"The Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires are usually studied separately, or else included in broader examinations of the Hellenistic world. This book provides a systematic comparison of the roles of local elites and local populations in the construction, negotiation, and adaptation o…