Kingship in Hellenistic Bactria

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" Kingship in Hellenistic Bactria "
Gillian Catherine Ramsey

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	54003
Doc. No	:	TL23957
Call number	:	‭MR07031‬
Main Entry	:	Gillian Catherine Ramsey
Title & Author	:	Kingship in Hellenistic Bactria\ Gillian Catherine Ramsey
College	:	University of Victoria (Canada)
Date	:	2005
Degree	:	M.A.
student score	:	2005
Page No	:	132-132 p.
Abstract	:	This study examines the history of Hellenistic Bactrian kingship and the means by which kings acquired, legitimated, and maintained their authority. The history of this kingship covers the period from Alexander the Great's conquest of Bactria (330-327 BC) to the reign of the last Hellenistic king c. 140 BC during which a number of different dynasties had control. The acquisition of kingship largely followed Alexander's example and conformed to a pattern of imperialistic conquest. Legitimation was closely tied to conquest, as the possession of territory "spear-won" by a triumphant conqueror conferred the opportunity to claim kingship. The extent to which a ruler matched the heroic precendents set by legendary kings of Asia played a large part in identifying men worthy of kingship. The maintenance of kingship was achieved through propaganda, city foundations, and other identifiers of the king's ideological status and through careful control of the royal administration.
Subject	:	Social sciences; Afghanistan; Tajikistan; Ancient civilizations; History; 0579:Ancient civilizations; 0332:History
Added Entry	:	University of Victoria (Canada)