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The third volume, published in two parts, is an account of every aspect of Iranian civilisation from the death of Alexander in 323 BC to the advent of Islam in the seventh century AD. This complex period, of major importance in Iranian history and extending for almost a thousand years, encompasses the reigns of the Seleucid, the Parthian, the Kushan and Sasanian dynasties. As additions to the general objectives of these volumes, Professor Yarshater has included in this volume chapters on the institutional, administrative, legal, numismatic, linguistic and literary aspects of the period; and he further develops the scope of the volume by including studies of Iran's interaction with neighbouring societies, of Iran's mythical and legendary history, and of Iranian settlements outside the geographical boundaries of Iran and Afghanistan. This volume is the most comprehensive study published of this very important period of Iran's history.

Seleucids. --- Parthians. --- Sassanids. --- Iran --- History

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Coins, Greek --- Seleucids --- Greek coins --- Ptolemaic dynasty,

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Die iranischen Gebiete, die seit dem Asienfeldzug Alexanders III. in den griechischen Fokus gerückt waren und Teil des Seleukidenreiches wurden, weisen auf Grund ihrer polyethnischen Bevölkerungsstruktur, ihrer kulturellen Vielfalt und ihrer multiplexen lokalpolitischen Strukturen in hellenistischer Zeit den größten Spannungsbogen zwischen Ost und West auf. Im Gegensatz zu den übrigen, hauptsächlich makedonisch geprägten hellenistischen Großreichen standen die Seleukiden daher vor der Aufgabe, ihre Herrschaftsausübung in den ‚Oberen Satrapien‘ an die indigenen Traditionen anzupassen und sich so gegenüber der griechisch-makedonischen und der lokalen Bevölkerung in gleicher Weise zu legitimieren.Um die Spezifika der Seleukidenherrschaft in den östlichen Satrapien herauszustellen, widmet sich die vorliegende Studie dem strukturellen Aufbau der seleukidischen Herrschaft in den östlichen Satrapien und der Interaktion zwischen den Herrschern, ihren Satrapen oder Funktionären und lokalen Dynasten bzw. der lokalen Bevölkerung im Osten. Zudem fragt sie nach einem langfristigen Konzept, das dem multikulturellen und polyethnischen Charakter des östlichen Teils des Seleukidenreiches Rechnung trug und dadurch eine eigene seleukidische Form der monarchischen Herrschaft entwickelte, die sich aus Rückgriffen auf fremde Traditionen, persönliche politische Erfahrungen und der im westlichen Raum verbreiteten hellenistischen Monarchie zusammensetzte.

Seleucids --- Séleucides --- Iran --- History --- Histoire --- Seleucids. --- Seleukiden, --- To 640. --- Iran. --- Séleucides --- Iran - History - To 640

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Seleucids. --- Parthians. --- Babylonia --- Parthia --- Persian Gulf Region --- Antiquities.

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The volume offers a timely (re-)appraisal of Seleukid cultural dynamics. While the engagement of Seleukid kings with local populations and the issue of “Hellenization” are still debated, a movement away from the Greco-centric approach to the study of the sources has gained pace. Increasingly textual sources are read alongside archaeological and numismatic evidence, and relevant near-eastern records are consulted.Our study of Seleukid kingship adheres to two game-changing principles: 1. We are not interested in judging the Seleukids as “strong” or “weak” whether in their interactions with other Hellenistic kingdoms or with the populations they ruled. 2. While appreciating the value of the social imaginaries approach (Stavrianopoulou, 2013), we argue that the use of ethnic identity in antiquity remains problematic.Through a pluralistic approach, in line with the complex cultural considerations that informed Seleukid royal agendas, we examine the concept of kingship and its gender aspects; tensions between centre and periphery; the level of “acculturation” intended and achieved under the Seleukids; the Seleukid-Ptolemaic interrelations. As rulers of a multi-cultural empire, the Seleukids were deeply aware of cultural politics.

HISTORY / Medieval. --- Hellenism. --- Seleukid Ideology. --- Seleukid kingship. --- cultural interface under the Seleukids. --- Seleucids. --- Seleucids --- History. --- History --- Séleucides (dynastie)