TY  - BOOK
AU  - Erickson,Kyle
TI  - The early Seleukids, their gods and their coins
SN  - 9780415793766 (hardback : alk. paper)
AV  - DS96.2 .E75 2019
U1  - 939.4/304 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
KW  - Seleucids
KW  - History
KW  - Religion
KW  - Coins, Ancient
KW  - Syria
KW  - Coins, Greek
KW  - Numismatics, Greek
KW  - Hellenism
KW  - Mythology, Greek
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Religion and politics
KW  - Antiquities
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Creation of an empire -- The creation of a Seleukid deity -- Continuity and rebellion: developments in Seleukid ideology -- A new start?
N2  - "Before Alexander, the Near East was ruled by dynasts who could draw on the significant resources and power base of their homeland, but this was not the case for the Seleukids who never controlled their original homeland of Macedon. The Early Seleukids, their Gods and their Coins argues that rather than projecting an imperialistic Greek image of rule, the Seleukid kings deliberately produced images that represented their personal power, and that were comprehensible to the majority of their subjects within their own cultural traditions. These images relied heavily on the syncretism between Greek and local gods, in particular their ancestor Apollo. The Early Seleukids, their Gods and their Coins examines how the Seleukids, from Seleukos I to Antiochos IV, used coinage to propagandise their governing ideology. It offers a valuable resource to students of the Seleukids and of Hellenistic kingship more broadly, numismatics, and the interplay of ancient Greek religion and politics"--
ER  -