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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824669103321

Autore

Wijlick Hendrikus A. M. van

Titolo

Rome and the Near Eastern kingdoms and principalities, 44-31 BC : a study of political relations during civil war / / by Hendrikus A. M. van Wijlick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

90-04-44176-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 307 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Impact of Empire (Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C.-A.D. 476) (Series) ; ; Volume 38

Disciplina

327.37039409014

Soggetti

Rome Relations Middle East

Rome Foreign relations 265-30 B.C

Rome Politics and government 265-30 B.C

Rome History Civil War, 43-31 B.C

Middle East Relations Rome

Middle East Foreign relations

Middle East History To 622

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Pompey's reorganisation of the Near East, 66-63 BC -- Parthia -- Ptolemaic Kingdom -- Judaea -- Princedom of Chalcis and the Emisenoi -- Parthia -- Ptolemaic Kingdom -- Judaea -- Princedom of Chalcis -- Nabataea -- Armenia -- Media Atropatene -- Commagene -- Conduct of Near Eastern rulers towards Rome -- Rome's conduct towards Near Eastern kingdoms and principalities.

Sommario/riassunto

"The study presents a critical analysis of the political relations between Rome and Near Eastern kingdoms and principalities during the age of civil war from the death of Julius Caesar in 44 to Mark Antony's defeat at Actium in 31 BC. By examining each bilateral relationship separately, it argues that those relations were marked by a large degree of continuity with earlier periods. Circumstances connected to the civil war had only a limited impact on the interstate conduct of the period despite the effects that the strife had on Rome's domestic politics and



the res publica. The ever-present rival Parthia and its external policies were more influential in steering the relations between Rome and Near Eastern powers"--