Der siegreiche König Überlegungen zur Hellenistischen Monarchie

Hellenistic Imperialism and the Ideal of World Unity

“…Hellenistic kings of course did not deliberately try to Hellenize their realms. 75 Gehrke ( 1982 ); Austin ( 1986 ); and Austin ( 1999 ). With the aid of realist theory from modern international relations studies, Eckstein ( 2007 ) explains the ruthless "multipolar anarchy" that characterized the Hellenistic world as the result of the absence of a single predominant state to impose order, so that all states were compelled to i ght desperately for their survival.…”

Seleucid Coinage in 175–166 BCE and the Historicity of Daniel 11:21–24

“… Bickerman (1938), 46-50; Sherwin-White and Kuhrt (1993), 120;Capdetrey (2007);Gehrke (1982);Ramsey (2011). 111 Hatzopoulos (1996), 332-34.…”

How to Become a "Relative" of the King: Careers and Hierarchy at the Court of Antiochus III

“…14 Successful establishment and maintenance of such a complex system of loyalty and control was only possible-against internal resistance-for a monarch who was able to assert his rule unchallenged, especially within the framework of charismatic kingship in the Macedonian tradition. 15 The kings were aware of their implicit dependence on success (Gehrke 1983). The establishment and stabilization of power were two parallel processes from the outset.…”