"Examining the period of political consolidation after Alexander the Great's death, John Holton reconstructs how the successors used new frameworks of royal ideology to create long-term kingships. There is a particular focus on the deeper manoeuvres within the inter-generational impact raging from the influence of religion and family relations, to succession-planning and royal funerals"--
"Examining the period of political consolidation after Alexander the Great's death, John Holton reconstructs how the successors used new frameworks of royal ideology to create long-term kingships. There is a particular focus on the deeper manoeuvres within the inter-generational impact raging from the influence of religion and family relations, to succession-planning and royal funerals"--
John Holtonis Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at Newcastle University, UK. His primary research expertise and publication record is in Hellenistic history and intellectual history, including the study of Alexander the Great and his successors (the diadochoi), ancient monarchies, and universal historiography.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Chronology 1. New Royal Traditions and the Consolidation of Power 2. Gods and Mortals: Structures of Divine Kingship 3. Institutional Symmetry: Joint Kingship and Indivisible basileia 4. Royal Death and Ideological Legacy Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index
List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Chronology 1. New Royal Traditions and the Consolidation of Power 2. Gods and Mortals: Structures of Divine Kingship 3. Institutional Symmetry: Joint Kingship and Indivisible basileia 4. Royal Death and Ideological Legacy Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index
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