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Kings and Usurpers in the Seleukid Empire: The Men who would be King (Oxford Classical Monographs)
| Full title: | Kings and Usurpers in the Seleukid Empire: The Men who would be King (Oxford Classical Monographs) |
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| ISBN: | 9780198786924 |
| ISBN 10: | 0198786921 |
| Authors: | Chrubasik, Boris |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Edition: | Illustrated |
| Num. pages: | 360 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2016 |
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Synopsis
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. Boris Chrubasik. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 261-293) And Indexes.