The Seleukids, the easternmost of the Greekspeaking dynasties which succeeded Alexander the Great, were long portrayed as weak, doomed to decline after the death of their first king, Seleukos. Yet they succeeded in ruling much of the Near and Middle East for over two centuries. In this book international scholars argue that in the decades after Seleukos the empire developed flexible structures that successfully bound it together in the face of a series of catastrophes. The strength of the Seleukid realm lay not simply in its vast swathes of territory, but rather in knowing how to tie the new, frequently non-Greek, nobility to the king through mutual recognition of sovereignty.

In this book international scholars examine and reevaluate the Seleukid Empire, the easternmost of the Greek-speaking dynasties that succeeded Alexander the Great.

About the Author
Kyle Erickson teaches Ancient History at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, where he is Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Performing Arts. His primary research interest is the political and cultural interactions between the Greek world and the Near East, particularly as expressed in iconography and coinage.


Book Information
ISBN 9781910589717
Author Kyle Erickson
Format Hardback
Page Count 332
Imprint Classical Press of Wales
Publisher Classical Press of Wales
Weight(grams) 750g