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Publisher | OUP Oxford |
ISBN 13 | 9780198152194 |
ISBN 10 | 0198152191 |
Author | John Ma |
Book Format | Hardcover |
Language | English |
Book Description | This work examines a test case for the relationship between the polis and the Hellenistic empire focusing specifically on the interaction between Antiochos 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 drawi |
Publication Date | 26-Dec-11 |
Number of Pages | 424 |
Antiochus III And The Cities Of Western Asia Minor Hardcover English by John Ma - 26-Dec-11