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Legend of Seleucus : kingship, narrative and mythmaking in the ancient world /

"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 tur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ogden, Daniel
Format: Printed Book
Published: United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2017
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Birth myths and omens of greatness; 2. Seleucus' horseback flight from Babylon; 3. Omens and myths of city and cult foundation; 4. Combabus and Stratonice; 5. Antiochus and Stratonice; 6. Omens of death, death and revenge; 7. Coins, texts and traditions.