Antiochus III and the Cities of Western Asia Minor

Name: Antiochus III and the Cities of Western Asia Minor
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By John Ma

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This work examines a test case for the relationship between the polis and the Hellenistic empire focusing specifically on the interaction between Antiochus III and the cities of Western Asia Minor (226-188 BC). Such a study is possible thanks to a rich epigraphical documentation which has been reproduced extensively and translated in an appendix to this book. Dr Ma approaches this material from a variety of angles: narrative history, structural analyses of imperial power, and analyses of the functions played by language and stereotype in the interaction between rulers and ruled. The result is to further a nuanced appreciation of the relation between the Hellenistic king and the Hellenistic polis by drawing attention to the power of the Hellenistic empires, to the capacity of political language to modify power relations, and to the efforts of the Hellenistic polis to preserve its sense of identity and civic pride, if not its political independence.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 424
Release Date:: 2000-05-25
Publication Date:: 2000-03-09
Publisher:: OUP Oxford
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0198152191
ISBN13:: 9780198152194
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 798 g
Height:: 16.1 cm
Width:: 24 cm
Thickness:: 2.7 cm

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