Comparing the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires (original) (raw)

The Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires are usually studied separately, or else included in broader examinations of the Hellenistic world. This book provides a systematic comparison of the roles of local elites and local populations in the construction, negotiation, and adaptation of political, economic, military and ideological power within these states in formation. The two states, conceived as multi-ethnic empires, are sufficiently similar to make comparisons valid, while the process of comparison highlights and better explains differences. Regions that were successively incorporated into the Ptolemaic and then Seleucid state receive particular attention, and are understood within the broader picture of the ruling strategies of both empires. The book focusses on forms of communication through coins, inscriptions and visual culture; settlement policies and the relationship between local and immigrant populations; and the forms of collaboration with and resistance of local elites against immigrant populations and government institutions.

'The book offers numerous vantage points for further study, and it also contains some important lessons on co-authorship in comparative projects.'

Benedikt EckhardtSource: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

‘… a rich and rewarding collection of excellent papers … Highly recommended.’

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Select Copyright page

Select Contents

Select Contributors

Select Preface

Select Note on Abbreviations

Select maps

Select Introduction

Select Chapter 1 - Imperial metropoleis and Foundation Myths

Select Chapter 2 - Reassessing Hellenistic Settlement Policies

Select Chapter 4 - Contextualizing a Ptolemaic Solution

Select Part II - Communication and Exchange

Select Chapter 6 - The Visual Representation of Ptolemaic and Seleucid Kings

Select Chapter 8 - Legitimizing the Foreign King in the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires

Select Chapter 9 - Antiochus III, Ptolemy IV, and Local Elites

Select Chapter 10 - Regional Revolts in the Seleucid and Ptolemaic Empires

Select Bibliography

Select Index

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