Kings and usurpers in the seleukid empire : the men who would be king / / Boris Chrubasik

• Autore: Chrubasik Boris
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
• Disciplina: 935.062
• Soggetto topico: Maccabees; Greeks - Turkey - History; Seleucids - History
• Soggetto geografico: Syria History 333 B.C.-634 A.D; Syria Kings and rulers; Syria Politics and government
• Note generali: This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Kings and usurpers in the seleukid empire
• ISBN: 0-19-182905-6; 0-19-109060-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910136035503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford classical monographs.