The Land Of Elephant Kings: Space Territory And Ideology In Seleucid Empire Paul J Kosmin Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title Of The Yearthe Seleucid Empire (311–64 Bce) Was Unlike Anything Ancient Mediterranean And Near Eastern Worlds Had Seen Stretching From Present-Day Bulgaria To Tajikistan—The Bulk Alexander Great’s Asian Conquests—The Kingdom Encompassed Territory Remarkable Ethnic Religious Linguistic Diversity Yet It Did Not Include Macedonia Ancestral Homeland Dynasty Land Elephant Kings Investigates How Ruling Over Lands Which They No Historic Claim Attempted Transform This Into Coherent Meaningful Space “This Engaging Book Appeals Specialist Non-Specialist Alike Kosmin Has Successfully Brought Together Number Disparate Fields In New Creative Way That Will Cause Reevaluation Seleucids Have Traditionally Been Studied ”—Jeffrey D Lerner American Historical Review“It Is Useful Bright Introduction Ideology History Position World ”—Jan P Stronk Journal Archaeology Σελίδες: 448 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0820 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm