Shaping civic identity over time : Seleucid cities in the Near East and their stories of beginnings and foundation

This work examines the transmission and reception of civic origin myths of some Seleucid cities in the Near East from the Roman period until the first half of the Middle Ages. It focuses primarily on five cities founded by Seleucus I – Antioch the Great and Apamea in Syria, Seleucia on the Tigris, E...

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Main Author: Grigolin, Chiara
Published: Durham University 2018
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.743246