Antiochus III and the cities of western Asia Minor.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 7711 |
| Format | 16 x 23 |
| Détails | 476 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2004 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251380674 |
This book examines the relationship between Hellenistic kings and the recently disindependenced city-states. It explores a unique type of relationship between the polis and the Hellenistic empire, with a specific focus on the relationship between King Antiochus III "the Great" and the western cities of Asia Minor (226-188 BC). This study draws on a rich, partly unpublished epigraphic record, reproduced here and translated in its entirety. John Ma explores this material from several angles: narrative history (the history and conquest of Asia Minor in the 3rd and 2nd centuries), analysis of the structures and functioning of imperial power, and analysis of the political functions of royal discourse between rulers and ruled. The conclusion provides a nuanced appreciation of the relationship between king and polis, drawing attention to the power of Hellenistic empires, the capacity of political language to alter power relations, and emphasizing the efforts of the Hellenistic polis to preserve its sense of identity and civic honor, if not its political independence. Chinese-born and raised in Geneva, John Ma was one of the youngest Assistant Professors of Classics at Princeton University. He is a Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He is the author of several articles in French that renew the sociological approach to questions concerning garrisons and mercenarism in the Hellenistic period, and of several studies on funerary epigrams.
This book examines the relationship between Hellenistic kings and the recently disindependenced city-states. It explores a unique type of relationship between the polis and the Hellenistic empire, with a specific focus on the relationship between King Antiochus III "the Great" and the western cities of Asia Minor (226-188 BC). This study draws on a rich, partly unpublished epigraphic record, reproduced here and translated in its entirety. John Ma explores this material from several angles: narrative history (the history and conquest of Asia Minor in the 3rd and 2nd centuries), analysis of the structures and functioning of imperial power, and analysis of the political functions of royal discourse between rulers and ruled. The conclusion provides a nuanced appreciation of the relationship between king and polis, drawing attention to the power of Hellenistic empires, the capacity of political language to alter power relations, and emphasizing the efforts of the Hellenistic polis to preserve its sense of identity and civic honor, if not its political independence. Chinese-born and raised in Geneva, John Ma was one of the youngest Assistant Professors of Classics at Princeton University. He is a Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He is the author of several articles in French that renew the sociological approach to questions concerning garrisons and mercenarism in the Hellenistic period, and of several studies on funerary epigrams.