Antiochos III and the Cities of Western Asia Minor

Antiochos III and the Cities of Western Asia Minor

This important and wide-ranging book examines the relationship between the Greek city-states and the Hellenistic empire, focusing specifically on the interaction between Antiochos III and the cities of Western Asia Minor. Dr Ma approaches this material from a variety of angles: narrative history, structural analyses of imperial power, and analyses of the functions played by language and stereotype in the interaction between rulers and ruled. This paperback edition includes a new preface and a section of addenda. "The professional Hellenistic historian or the epigraphist consequently is likely to find this study most enthralling--and it will prove highly rewarding."-- Times Literary Supplement "This brilliant monograph is...an absorbing and thought-provoking study, which will be essential reading for all serious students of the Hellenistic Near East."-- Choice "In this revised version of his award-winning D. Phil. thesis, John Ma...carries the use of epigraphical evidence to new heights. [He] extracts a great deal of useful information about the Hellenistic empire and the Hellenistic polis from a formulaic language that has often been dismissed as meaningless, and his translations demonstrate a keen appreciation for the nuances of the Greek language."-- History "This technical study is indispensable for scholars and advanced students interested in the fate of the Greek cities of the Aegean during the Hellenistic age."-- Religious Studies Review The first major study to examine the relationship between the Hellenistic kings and the previously independent city states John Ma is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics, Princeton University