The land of the elephant kings: space, territory, and ideology in the Seleucid Empire
Part I. Border -- India: diplomacy and ethnography at the Mauryan frontier -- Central Asia: nomads, ocean, and the desire for line -- Part II. Homeland -- Macedonia: from center to periphery -- Syria: diasporic imperialism -- Interlude: the Kingdom of Asia -- Part III. Movement -- Arrivals and depar...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Servicio de pedido Subito: | Pedir ahora. |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.]
Harvard Univ. Press
2014
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| En: | Año: 2014 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Seleukidenreich
/ Historia
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| Otras palabras clave: | B
Syria
History 333 B.C.-634 A.D
B Seleucids B Syria History 333 B.C.-634 A.D |
| Acceso en línea: |
Book review (H-Net) Book review (H-Net) Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) Klappentext (Verlag) Reseña |
| Parallel Edition: | Electrónico
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| Sumario: | Part I. Border -- India: diplomacy and ethnography at the Mauryan frontier -- Central Asia: nomads, ocean, and the desire for line -- Part II. Homeland -- Macedonia: from center to periphery -- Syria: diasporic imperialism -- Interlude: the Kingdom of Asia -- Part III. Movement -- Arrivals and departures -- The circulatory system -- Part IV. Colony -- King makes city -- City makes king |
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| Notas: | Literaturverz. S. 369 - 405 |
| Descripción Física: | XV, 423 S., Ill., graph. Darst., Kt., 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0674986881 |