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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 September 2021

Christelle Fischer-Bovet
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Sitta von Reden
Affiliation:
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
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Summary

The Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires are usually studied separately, or otherwise included in broader examinations of the Hellenistic World. This book proposes a more dynamic comparison, with a particular, though not exclusive focus on the interaction of the royal centers with local populations and elites. Both political entities are approached as multiethnic empires whose resemblance and entanglement are sufficient to make comparisons meaningful. In the process of comparing them, differences and connections become more salient and better explained. We aim to explore the different structural capacities for, and levels of, integration that were either aspired to or achieved by the kings and populations of each empire.

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Comparing the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires
Integration, Communication, and Resistance
, pp. 1 - 14
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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