Kings and Usurpers in the Seleukid Empire The Men Who Would Be King |
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| Author:
| Chrubasik, Boris |
| Series title: | Oxford Classical Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-878692-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $228.14AUD $295.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.