Western Asia Minor in the 3rd century.
Ausonius| N° d'inventaire | 23877 |
| Format | 22 x 29 |
| Détails | 410 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Bordeaux, 2021 |
| Etat | nine |
| ISBN | 9782356133724 |
The "long 3rd century" BC is a bridge between a world born of Alexander's conquests and the arrival of the Romans on the "international" scene (ca. 334-188 BC). The western part of Asia Minor was then a region where the nascent monarchies, born of the dismemberment of Alexander's empire by his successors, attempted to consolidate the territories they had established. These were essentially the Seleucids and the Lagids, for whom this region was a contested front. Maintaining their positions there, gaining new ones, administering them, collecting revenues, developing them, and defending them required Hellenistic dynasts and kings to establish relationships with the Greek cities that were not purely political and military domination. In this respect, Asia Minor also constitutes the best-documented laboratory of the Hellenistic world through the sources at our disposal. In the 3rd century, its western fringe was entirely covered by a string of Greek cities, which are increasingly well known through ever-increasing documentation. It shows a flourishing of civic life in ancient cities, encouraged by new geopolitical conditions: monumental constructions within the framework of renewed urban planning, inscriptions, and coinage then experienced a veritable flourishing.
Deeper dynamics are seeing the region's societies transform under the effect of new cultural and institutional norms that can no longer be summarized, as was done a few decades ago, as a simple process of Hellenization. Resulting from an international conference held at the University of Bordeaux Montaigne, the book offers an anthology of current and often unpublished research on these questions. Bringing together the contributions of 25 specialists in Asia Minor, archaeologists, historians – epigraphists or numismatists – it offers an overview that transcends disciplinary boundaries.
The "long 3rd century" BC is a bridge between a world born of Alexander's conquests and the arrival of the Romans on the "international" scene (ca. 334-188 BC). The western part of Asia Minor was then a region where the nascent monarchies, born of the dismemberment of Alexander's empire by his successors, attempted to consolidate the territories they had established. These were essentially the Seleucids and the Lagids, for whom this region was a contested front. Maintaining their positions there, gaining new ones, administering them, collecting revenues, developing them, and defending them required Hellenistic dynasts and kings to establish relationships with the Greek cities that were not purely political and military domination. In this respect, Asia Minor also constitutes the best-documented laboratory of the Hellenistic world through the sources at our disposal. In the 3rd century, its western fringe was entirely covered by a string of Greek cities, which are increasingly well known through ever-increasing documentation. It shows a flourishing of civic life in ancient cities, encouraged by new geopolitical conditions: monumental constructions within the framework of renewed urban planning, inscriptions, and coinage then experienced a veritable flourishing.
Deeper dynamics are seeing the region's societies transform under the effect of new cultural and institutional norms that can no longer be summarized, as was done a few decades ago, as a simple process of Hellenization. Resulting from an international conference held at the University of Bordeaux Montaigne, the book offers an anthology of current and often unpublished research on these questions. Bringing together the contributions of 25 specialists in Asia Minor, archaeologists, historians – epigraphists or numismatists – it offers an overview that transcends disciplinary boundaries.