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The land of the elephant kings : space, territory, and ideology in the Seleucid Empire

Title
The land of the elephant kings : space, territory, and ideology in the Seleucid Empire / Paul J. Kosmin.
Author
Kosmin, Paul J., 1984-
Publication
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2014]

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Description
xv, 423 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
Subject
  • Seleucids
  • Syria > History > 333 B.C.-634 A.D
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-405) and index.
Contents
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.
Call Number
JFE 14-5465
ISBN
  • 9780674728820 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0674728823 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2013042033
OCLC
861478316
Author
Kosmin, Paul J., 1984-
Title
The land of the elephant kings : space, territory, and ideology in the Seleucid Empire / Paul J. Kosmin.
Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2014]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-405) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 14-5465
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