The Same, but Different? : Monarchical Rule and Representation in the Hellenistic World

by: Michels, C. Beck, H. Lichtenberger, A.

Christoph Michels (Hg.)

The Same, but Different?
Monarchical Rule and Representation in the Hellenistic World

Unter Mitarbeit von Hans Beck (Kooperation), Achim Lichtenberger (Kooperation)

When Hellenistic kingship – with its “charismatic”, to some extent even excessive character – emerged in the wake of Alexander, it was perceived already by contemporaries as something genuinely new. This can be observed above all in the reception of central symbolic forms of expression and practices by non-Macedonian rulers. However, scholars have also emphasized the multifaceted nature of monarchical rule in the Hellenistic age. On the one hand, important impulses for the monarch?s persona came from the culture-specific reasons for obedience (Weber) on the part of his respective subjects. On the other hand, the development of a monarchical habitus was shaped by the specific configuration of the multipolar Hellenistic world system: royal competition was carried out as one among peers, before a public that was in essence culturally Greek.

The studies collected in this volume focus on the development of concepts of rule and ideologemes as well as the cross-fertilization between the Hellenistic dynasties and in conversation with local traditions of rule. Finally, the authors address the question as to what extent the coming of Rome brought about a turning point for monarchical representation.

Table of Contents Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christoph Michels Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 1: T he Diadochi and the Third Century T he Formation Phase / Die Formationsphase Sabine Müller 11 17 Argead Representation and Its Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Jordan Thomas Christopher Diadochi of the Qin Early Hellenistic and Chu-Han Ruler Dynamics Compared Ralf von den Hoff Early Hellenistic Royal Portrait Concepts “Zeitgesicht”, Differences and Civic Portraiture T he Royal Family and the Divine / Die Königsfamilie und das Göttliche Gregor Weber Königliche Schutzgottheiten im frühen Hellenismus ‚Konzepte? und Umsetzungen Stefan Pfeiffer Eine prospektive Erinnerungsgemeinschaft Dynastie und Genealogie in der Repräsentation der Ptolemaier 61 91 127 153
Sonja Richter Zwischen West und Ost Zur Konzeption von Herrschaft, Dynastie und Kult im Seleukidenreich T hemes and Contexts of Monarchic Representation / T hemen und Felder monarchischer Repräsentation Shane Wallace Contesting Greatness T he Epithet Megas in the Hellenistic Courts Christoph Michels It?s All Greek to Me Ethnicity, Culture, and Hellenistic Kingship Charalampos I. Chrysafis Der hellenistische König als Friedenswächter Untersuchungen der Bedeutung des Friedens in der hellenistischen monarchischen Ideologie aus transdynastischer Perspektive Impact and Foreign Domination / Ausstrahlung und Fremdherrschaft Hans Beck King and Koinon Ptolemaic Interactions with Greek Federalism LindaMarie Günther 181 221 251 285 319 Hieron II. und das ‚hellenistische Königtum? im syrakusanischostadriatischen Spannungsfeld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Milinda Hoo T he Power to Impress and Impressing to Power Translocal Developments in Baktrian Kingship and Royal Representation in the Third and Second Centuries BC 361
Part 2: T he Second and First Centuries Comparing Themes and Structures of Representation and Communication / T hemen und Strukturen der Repräsentation und Kommunikation im Vergleich Peter Franz Mittag Gleichungen mit vielen Unbekannten Ptolemaiisches auf seleukidischen Münzen Giovanna Pasquariello Victorious Kings Royal Victories over Galatians and a “Multidimensional” Hellenistic Kingship Alex McAuley Imitation and/or Innovation? Royal Incest and the Mithradatids of Pontos Benedikt Eckhardt T he King?s Men Loyalist Associations in the Hellenistic Kingdoms T he Image of the Ruler between Tradition and Innovation / Das Herrscherbild zwischen Tradition und Innovation Noah Kaye T he Twilight of Charisma Hellenistic Kingship in Transition Katharina Martin König & Stadt Kommunikationsstrategien in der hellenistischen Münzprägung Patrick Sänger Being “Greek” in Egypt T he Ptolemies of the Second and First Century and Ethno-cultural Concepts Martin Kovacs Dynastic Image and the Visual Imitation of Alexander the Great Seleukid Kings between Tradition and Innovation in the Second Century BC 409 439 463 485 513 555 581 595
Achim Lichtenberger City Foundations in Late Hellenistic Kingdoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631 Concluding Remarks / Schlussbetrachtungen Johannes Wienand The Tapestry of Hellenistic Rule Reflections on the Fabric of Monarchy in a World of Transition 647 Indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661 Index of Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661 Index of Deities and Mythological Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666 Geographical Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667 Index Locorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670

Umfang 693 Seiten
Abbildungen 43 s/w Abb., 115 farb. Abb.
Format 17,0 x 24,0 cm
Sprache Deutsch, Englisch

The Same, but Different? : Monarchical Rule and Representation in the Hellenistic World

by: Michels, C. Beck, H. Lichtenberger, A.

• ISBN-13: 9783515136365 / 978-3-515-13636-5
• ISBN-03: 3515136363 / 3-515-13636-3
• Franz Steiner, Stuttgart, 2025