The early Seleukids, their gods and their coins /

The early Seleukids, their gods and their coins /

Before Alexander, the Near East was ruled by dynasts who could draw on the significant resources and power base of their homeland, but this was not the case for the Seleukids who never controlled their original homeland of Macedon. The Early Seleukids, their Gods and their Coins argues that rather t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erickson, Kyle (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2019.
Subjects:
Seleucids > History.
Seleucids > Religion.
Coins, Ancient > Syria.
Coins, Greek > Syria.
Numismatics, Greek > Syria > History.
Hellenism > History.
Mythology, Greek > Political aspects > Middle East > History.
Religion and politics > Middle East > History.
Syria > Antiquities.
Table of Contents:
  • Creation of an empire
  • The creation of a Seleukid deity
  • Continuity and rebellion: developments in Seleukid ideology
  • A new start?