Rolf Strootman brings together various aspects of court culture in the Macedonian empires of the post-Achaemenid Near East. During the Hellenistic Period (c. 33

Hellenistic courts were centres of monarchic power, social prestige and high culture in the kingdoms that emerged after the death of Alexander. They were places

In recent decades the history of premodern states and empires has undergone major revision. At the heart of this process stood the court, encompassing the house

First comparative analysis of the role of local elites and populations in the formation of the two main Hellenistic empires.

Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period is a cutting-edge exploration of ancient queenship and the significance of family politics in the dysfunctional dyn