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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Seleucid"”.
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Coinage and conflict: the manipulation of Seleucid political imagery
… historical, political, and economic context of Seleucid portraiture, namely that on coins, but with reference to gemstones, seals, and sculpture where evidence exists. No attention has been given to the aesthetic value of such items, as has been the habit of art historians, as a great deal of …
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The oriental context for the end of Greek rule in the Hellenistic Age
… alone should provoke a reassessment of Seleucid objectives and so of Seleucid history. We are grateful to Getzel Cohen for a recent coherent study of the process of the colonisation movement in these Eastern parts. Recent events in Afghanistan and Iran should encourage historians of the …
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A Study of Political Borders and Their Formation in the Hellenistic Period
… operated during the Hellenistic period across Seleucid, Ptolemaic, Antigonid, Attalid and Roman contexts? The aims of this dissertation are threefold, firstly, to analyse the different border models in operation during the Hellenistic period; secondly, to assess whether it is possible to give …
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The Missing Link: Examining the Supraregional Role of Mleiha in the Realm of the Seleucids Following the Anabasis of Antiochus III.
… kingdom emerges centred on Mleiha. 2) Seleucid influence is invigorated in the Persian Gulf and Mleiha is sponsored to provide an anchor of power in controlling the flow of trade on the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf coasts. The seminal evidence now is the Mleiha coin hoard, a succinct …
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Military Institutions and State Formation in the Hellenistic Kingdoms
<p>This dissertation examines the history of the military institutions of the Hellenistic kingdoms. The kingdoms emerged after years of war-fighting, and the capacity to wage war remained central to state formation in the Hellenistic Age (323-31 B.C.). The creation of institutions and recruitment …