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Kings and usurpers in the Seleukid Empire : the men who would be king
This volume focuses on ideas of kingship and power in the Seleukid Empire, specifically the role of usurpers. Redefining the king as only one of several political players, it advances a political history predicated on social power and argues that despite its strong rulers the empire was structurally...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
: Oxford University Press
, 2016
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Oxford classical monographs
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198786924.001.0001 |
| Author Notes: | Boris Chrubasik |
| E-Book Packages: | Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection |
| Summary: | This volume focuses on ideas of kingship and power in the Seleukid Empire, specifically the role of usurpers. Redefining the king as only one of several political players, it advances a political history predicated on social power and argues that despite its strong rulers the empire was structurally weak and the position of its kings precarious |
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| Item Description: | This edition previously issued in print: 2016 Includes bibliographical references and index Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780191829055 |
