Comparing the Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires : integration, communication, and resistance / edited byChristelle Fischer-Bovet,University of Southern California, Sitta von Reden, University of Freiburg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fischer-Bovet, Christelle, 1977- editor.

Reden, Sitta von, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ptolemaic dynasty, 305 B.C.-30 B.C.

Ptolemaic dynasty.

Seleucids--History.

Seleucids.

Egypt--History--32-30 B.C.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 390 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Sep 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Comparing the Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires

ISBN:

1-108-80996-0

1-108-80451-9

1-108-78289-2

OCLC:

1269075733