Book contents
- Antioch in Syria
- Antioch in Syria
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology of Rulers
- Note for the Reader
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Counting Change
- 2 Imperial Beginnings (300–129 BCE)
- 3 Imperial Transitions (129–31 BCE)
- 4 Provincial Negotiations (31 BCE–192 CE)
- 5 Imperial Creations (192–284 CE)
- 6 Imperial City (284–450 CE)
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Imperial Beginnings (300–129 BCE)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 August 2021
- Antioch in Syria
- Antioch in Syria
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology of Rulers
- Note for the Reader
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Counting Change
- 2 Imperial Beginnings (300–129 BCE)
- 3 Imperial Transitions (129–31 BCE)
- 4 Provincial Negotiations (31 BCE–192 CE)
- 5 Imperial Creations (192–284 CE)
- 6 Imperial City (284–450 CE)
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter Two: Imperial Beginnings (300–129 BCE) traces Antioch’s gradual promotion to Seleucid capital and the degree to which this role and the policies of the kings shaped life within the city and its status and connections in the wider region. The civic population developed alongside in both its agency and identity, but only emerged from the shadow of the Seleucids intermittently.
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- Antioch in SyriaA History from Coins (300 BCE–450 CE), pp. 43 - 94Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021