The Hellenistic Court: Monarchic Power and Elite Society from Alexander to Cleopatra

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Part I. Development. Court, Kingship, And Royal Style In The Early Hellenistic Period / Shane Wallace -- At Home With Royalty: Re-viewing The Hellenistic Palace / Janette Morgan -- The Seleucid And Achaemenid Court: Continuity Or Change? / David Engels. Part Ii. Life At Court. Bios Aulikos: The Multiple Ways Of Life Of Courtiers In The Hellenistic Age / Ivana Savalli-lestrade -- Eunuchs, Renegades And Concubines: The 'paradox Of Power' And The Promotion Of Favourites In The Hellenistic Empires / Rolf Strootman -- Callimachus, Theocritus And Ptolemaic Court Etiquette / Ivana Petrovic. Part Iii. Marriage. Symbol And Ceremony: Royal Weddings In The Hellenistic Age / Sheila L. Ager -- Once A Seleucid, Always A Seleucid: Seleucid Princesses And Their Nuptial Courts / Alex Mcauley. Part Iv. Beyond The Palace. In The Mirror Of Hetairai: Tracing Aspects Of The Interaction Between Polis Life And Court Life In The Early Hellenistic Age / Kostas Buraselis -- Image And Communication In The Seleucid Kingdom: The King, The Court And The Cities / Paola Ceccarelli -- Outside The Capital: The Ptolemaic Court And Its Courtiers / Dorothy J. Thompson -- 'court-ing The Public': The Attalid Court And Domestic Display / Craig Hardiman. Part V. Crossing Cultures. Hellenistic Court Patronage And The Non-greek World / Erich Gruen -- Bithynia And Cappadocia: Royal Courts And Ruling Society In The Minor Hellenistic Monarchies / Oleg Gabelko -- Deserving The Court's Trust: Jews In Ptolemaic Egypt / Livia Capponi. Part Vi. Disloyalty And Death. Misconduct And Disloyalty In The Seleucid Court / Peter Franz Mittag -- The Hands Of Gods? Poison In The Hellenistic Court / Stephanie Winder -- The Royal Court In Ancient Macedonia: The Evidence For Royal Tombs / Olga Palagia. Edited By Andrew Erskine, Lloyd Llewellyn-jones And Shane Wallace. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.