Courts and Elites in the Hellenistic Empires by Rolf Strootman
A complete study of royal courts in the post-Achaemenid Near East. It brings together various aspects of court culture in the Macedonian empires of the post-Achaemenid Near East. It shows how the Hellenistic dynastic courts were instrumental in the integration of local elites in the empires, and the (re)distribution of power, wealth, and status.
In summary it is a highly informative work, an important contribution to the Hellenistic courts that brings the key issues together(translated from German) -- Sabine Müller, Innsbruck * Historischen Zeitschrift Heft *
Rolf Strootman tells the fascinating story of the Hellenistic Near East as seen through the eyes of those in power. Theoretically informed and brilliantly written, this is a masterly biography of a political institution. * Michael Sommer, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg *
Strootman emerges as a well-informed author who, moreover succeeds to make his audience (graduate students and scholars, but also – I believe – well informed reader) follow him in his search for the mechanisms of power in Hellenistic empires. -- Jan P. Stronk, Universiteit van Amsterdam * The Classical Journal *
Rolf Strootman tells the fascinating story of the Hellenistic Near East as seen through the eyes of those in power. Theoretically informed and brilliantly written, this is a masterly biography of a political institution. * Michael Sommer, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg *
Strootman emerges as a well-informed author who, moreover succeeds to make his audience (graduate students and scholars, but also – I believe – well informed reader) follow him in his search for the mechanisms of power in Hellenistic empires. -- Jan P. Stronk, Universiteit van Amsterdam * The Classical Journal *
Rolf Strootman graduated in ancient history and archaeology at the University of Leiden. In 2007 he received his PhD for a study of court culture in the Hellenistic period. He is currently a lecturer at the History Department of the University of Utrecht. His research and teaching focus on empire, monarchical ritual and cultural encounters in the Near East, Iran and Central Asia, and on modern western perceptions of the Middle East.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780748691265 |
| ISBN 10 | 074869126X |
| Title | Courts and Elites in the Hellenistic Empires |
| Author | Rolf Strootman |
| Series | Edinburgh Studies In Ancient Persia |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 2014-04-08 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
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