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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      17 September 2021
      30 September 2021
      ISBN:
      9781108782890
      9781108479257
      9781108749527
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108782890
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.75kg, 410 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.61kg, 410 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies
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    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.

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    'The book offers numerous vantage points for further study, and it also contains some important lessons on co-authorship in comparative projects.'

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    ‘… a rich and rewarding collection of excellent papers … Highly recommended.’

    S. M. Burstein Source: Choice Connect

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      pp 1-14
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