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The legend of Seleucus : kingship, narrative and mythmaking in the ancient world / Daniel Ogden
Ouvrage
Publication: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017 cop. Description: 1 vol. (XIV-386 p.) : ill., cartes ; 24 cmISBN: 9781107164789 ; 1107164788.Langue: AnglaisPays: Royaume-Uni Auteur principal: Ogden, Daniel, 1963-.... Résumé: In the chaos that followed the death of Alexander the Great his distinguished marshal Seleucus was reduced to a fugitive, with only a horse to his name. But by the time of his own death, Seleucus had reconstructed the bulk of Alexander's empire, built Antioch, and become a king in his turn, one respected for justness in an age of cruelty. The dynasty he founded was to endure for three centuries. Such achievements richly deserved to be projected into legend, and so they were. This legend told of Seleucus' divine siring by Apollo, his escape from Babylon with an enchanted talisman, his foundations of cities along a dragon-river with the help of Zeus' eagles, his surrender of his new wife to his besotted son, and his revenge, as a ghost, upon his assassin. This is the first book in any language devoted to the reconstruction of this fascinating tradition. (Source : éditeur). Note de contenu: Table des matières Mots libres: Stratonice . Item type: Ouvrage
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Lyon : MOM - Bibliothèque de la Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée Libre accès Papier HCL DS284.9. O46 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 149650
Nanterre : MSH Mondes - Bibliothèque d’archéologie et des sciences de l’Antiquité E.010/600 OGDE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available BMRG28781

Bibliographie p. 351-378. Notes bibliographiques. Index p. 379-386

Table des matières http://opac.nebis.ch/objects/pdf03/z01_978-1-107-16478-9_01.pdf

In the chaos that followed the death of Alexander the Great his distinguished marshal Seleucus was reduced to a fugitive, with only a horse to his name. But by the time of his own death, Seleucus had reconstructed the bulk of Alexander's empire, built Antioch, and become a king in his turn, one respected for justness in an age of cruelty. The dynasty he founded was to endure for three centuries. Such achievements richly deserved to be projected into legend, and so they were. This legend told of Seleucus' divine siring by Apollo, his escape from Babylon with an enchanted talisman, his foundations of cities along a dragon-river with the help of Zeus' eagles, his surrender of his new wife to his besotted son, and his revenge, as a ghost, upon his assassin. This is the first book in any language devoted to the reconstruction of this fascinating tradition.
(Source : éditeur)

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