Introduction; Chapter 1: Creation of an empire; Chapter 2: The Creation of a Seleukid Deity; Chapter 3: Continuity and Rebellion: Developments in Seleukid Ideology; Chapter 4: A New Start?; Conclusion; Index
Biography
Kyle Erickson is the Assistant Dean of Faculty for the Faculty of Humanities and Performing Arts at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK. His primary research interest is the political and cultural interactions between the Greek world and the Near East. He is interested in connections between divinity, legitimacy and power. As a result, my work has concentrated on the numismatic representation of divine figures and their potential multicultural interpretations. His current research explores the iconography of the Seleukid empire, the creation of ruler cult in Asia Minor during the Hellenistic period, problems of Hellenistic kingship. He is also interested in the development of the Alexander legends and the potential existence of a Seleukos romance.
"[Erickson] offers a useful resource to both students of the Seleukids and of Hellenistic kingship more broadly, of numismatics and of the interplay of ancient Greek religion and politics."
-The Classical Jounal"The book will certainly be informative to those who are relatively unfamiliar with the handling of numismatic evidence, and of the Seleucid evidence in particular. It fills a gap by providing valuable insights into the nature and development of the iconography on Seleucid coins that are not readily available elsewhere, together with much of the information that will enable many of the questions raised to be pursued further."
-Keith Rutter, Edinburgh University, Journal of Greek Archaeology
