{"product_id":"kingship-and-empire-under-the-stephen-harrison-9781474466387","title":"Kingship and Empire Under the Achaemenids, Alexander the Great and the Early Seleucids","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book offers the first systematic, comparative analysis of the ideology of kingship and empire under the Achaemenids, Alexander the Great and the early Seleucids. It explores key issues thematically such as legitimation, representations of empire and royal space. Through this method, Stephen Harrison breaks traditional periodisation offering new insights into long-term trends. The book challenges existing narratives about the relationship between the Achaemenids and their successors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than focusing on the mere facts of continuity and change, the study advocates for a more complex understanding of the Achaemenids' impact on monarchical ideology under Alexander and the Seleucids. Harrison's comparative approach brings the three empires into dialogue with one another and thus treats them all equally through this lens. The methodology highlights the uniqueness of particular strategies deployed by different rulers and isolate ideas which were distinctively 'Achaemenid', 'Alexandrine' or 'Seleucid' as opposed merely to identifying monarchical commonalities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Harrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474466389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474466387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Stephen Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47087614132479,"sku":"9781474466387","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a5914f3-a75c-4f8e-b0d3-cbb4e135cb98.jpg?v=1753850347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kingship-and-empire-under-the-stephen-harrison-9781474466387","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}