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Symposion 2013 : papers on Greek and Hellenistic Legal History (Cambridge MA, August 26-29, 2013)
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ISBN: 9783700177487 3700177488 Year: 2014 Publisher: Wien : Verlag der österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften,

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Courts and elites in the Hellenistic empires
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ISBN: 9780748691265 074869126X 9780748691272 0748691278 1474400809 Year: 2014 Volume: *1 Publisher: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press

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Rolf Strootman brings together various aspects of court culture in the Macedonian empires of the post-Achaemenid Near East. During the Hellenistic Period (c. 330-30 BCE), Alexander the Great and his successors reshaped their Persian and Greco-Macedonian legacies to create a new kind of rulership that was neither 'western' nor 'eastern' and would profoundly influence the later development of court culture and monarchy in both the Roman West and Iranian East. Drawing on the socio-political models of Norbert Elias and Charles Tilly, After the Achaemenids shows how the Hellenistic dynastic courts were instrumental in the integration of local elites in the empires, and the (re)distribution of power, wealth, and status. It analyses the competition among courtiers for royal favour and the, not always successful, attempts of the Hellenistic rulers to use these struggles to their own advantage.


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The age of the successors and the creation of the Hellenistic kingdoms (323-276 B.C.)
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ISBN: 9789042929586 9042929588 Year: 2014 Volume: 53 Publisher: Leuven Peeters

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After conquering one of the biggest empires the world has ever seen, Alexander the Great died prematurely in 323 B.C., without leaving a suitable heir to the throne. During the next decades his generals, thenceforth known as the Diadochoi; or Successors, unremittingly fought over the king's inheritance. The balance of power which ultimately resulted from their struggle would determine the course of events in the eastern Mediterranean for centuries to come. Despite its historical importance many aspects of the age of the Successors remain underexplored. Written by leading international specialists, the 24 contributions to this book help in remedying that situation by addressing new issues or shedding fresh light on old questions. They not only explore the written and material evidence for the epoch, the Successors' armies and military campaigns, their political ambitions and relationships with Greek cities, but they also address several social, economic, religious, numismatic, art-historical and urbanistic issues. They will significantly enhance our knowledge of the creation of the Hellenistic kingdoms as well as on the then prevailing dynastic ideas and practices.

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