Coskun / McAuley Seleukid Royal Women

Creation, Representation and Distortion of Hellenistic Queenship in the Seleukid Empire
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-515-11296-3
Verlag: Franz Steiner
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Deutsch, Englisch, Band 240, 322 Seiten, E-Book-Text

Reihe: Historia ? Einzelschriften

The study of royal women has been one of the most dynamic fields of inquiry into the Hellenistic world (ca. 336–30 BC) and has dramatically shifted our perceptions of gender, status, and influence in the ancient world. Amid numerous works on the Ptolemies, Antigonids, and Argeads, this volume is the first to examine the roles and representations of the women of the Seleukid dynasty and its clients. These royal women were born or married into a dynasty that ruled an empire spanning dozens of cultures and languages, encompassing territory from western Asia Minor to modern-day Afghanistan. As representatives of their family's prestige, they were highly influential in shaping the culture and legacy of this Empire that spanned East and West.

The contributions of this volume offer a systematic scrutiny of the representation of female Seleukids in visual and textual media. Avoiding Eurocentric perspectives in favour of embracing the diversity of the Empire, these scholars examine the interaction of Seleukid women with royal traditions ranging from Persia, Bactria, and Judaea to their Hellenistic contemporaries. The result is a landmark achievement in the study of ancient women.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coskun, Altay

McAuley, Alex

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Hellenismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;6
2;List of Illustrations;8
3;Preface & Acknowledgements;10
4;Noble Women in China, Rome, and in-between – A Prologue;14
5;Introduction;18
6;I Experimenting with the Role of the Royal Consort: the First Two Basilissai of the Seleukids;24
6.1;The Making of a Queen – Seleukos Nikator and His Wives;26
6.2;Apama and Stratonike – Marriage and Legitimacy;40
6.3;Seleukid Love and Power: Stratonike I;68
6.4;The Diplomacy of Seleukid Women: Apama and Stratonike;88
7;II Representation, Visibility and Distortion of Seleukid Queenship;106
7.1;Laodike I, Berenike Phernophoros, Dynastic Murders, and the Outbreak of the Third Syrian War (253–246 BC);108
7.2;The Fate of Kleopatra Tryphaina, or: Poetic Justice in Justin;136
7.3;Female Seleukid Portraits: Where Are They?;144
8;III Dynastic Intermarriage and Hellenistic Queenship in the Shadow of the Seleukids;174
8.1;Princess & Tigress: Apama of Kyrene;176
8.2;Marriage Diplomacy and the Political Role of Royal Women in the Seleukid Far East;192
8.3;‘The Heroic Company of My Forebears’: the Ancestor Galleries of Antiochos I of Kommagene at Nemrut Da?i and the Role of Royal Women in the Transmission of Hellenistic Kingship;210
8.4;A Dynasty without Women? The Hasmoneans between Jewish Traditions and Hellenistic Influence;232
8.5;Kleopatra Selene – A Look at the Moon and Her Bright Side;254
9;Consolidated Bibliography;274
10;Index Locorum;306
11;Index Nominum;309
12;Index Rerum;313
13;Genealogical Tables Drafted by Alex McAuley;320
13.1;a) The Early Seleukids;320
13.2;b) The Late Seleukids;321
13.3;c) The Ptolemies;322
13.4;d) The Antigonids;323

Über Autor(innen)

Coskun, Altay
Altay Coskun is Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. He joined the department in 2009, after gaining his PhD (1999) and Habilitation (2007) at Trier University and holding research positions at Oxford, Trier and Exeter. His interests range from Ancient Anatolia over the Greek poleis, Hellenistic kingdoms, Roman diplomacy and citizenship to the Late Roman state.

McAuley, Alex
Alex McAuley in Lecturer in Hellenistic History at Cardiff University, Wales. In addition to his work on Greek federalism and political culture, he has also published on the cities of the Greek mainland as well as the ideology and political practice of the Hellenistic dynasties.