Seleukid Perspectives explore the largest successor kingdom to Alexander the Great's empire. Seleukid kings established their power on the battlefield but did not rely on coercion alone. They constructed an ideal of kingship to render their authority morally and religiously acceptable. For this, they considered the traditions and sensitivities of their soldiers, subjects, and neighbours, while facing the pretensions of their rivals. What was beneficial or tolerable varied dramatically from one polity to the next. This e-book examines local influence on and reactions to Seleukid claims by focusing on rituals, discourse, and creative moments in which ideological themes were shaped. Seleukos I (320–281 BCE) closely engaged with the imagery of Alexander and Macedonian rivals, borrowed from Near Eastern traditions, and courted sanctuaries of Apollo. Case studies for his descendants are drawn from Anatolia, Syria, Judaea, Babylonia, and Persia. Praise of the dynasty was more than flattery but part of a process in which subjects actively contributed to perpetuating, modifying, or undermining the royal image. The volume encourages new debates on the complexity and efficacy of Seleukid Ideology.
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Table of contents
- Title
- Contents
- Preface of the Series Editors
- Preface of the Volume Editors
- List of Figures
- 1. Richard Wenghofer and Altay Coşkun — Introduction: The Dialectics of Seleukid Ideology
- Section I: Formation of Seleukid Dynastic Ideology
- Section II: Enacting Seleukid Kingship
- Section III: Resisting Seleukid Royal Authority
- Section IV: Reframing Seleukid Ideology
- Section V: Re-Assessing Seleukid Ideology
- About the Authors
- Index of Names
- Index of Sources
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