"It was an act of god": on the religious dimension of the city foundation in the seleucid kingdom, iiird century b.c.

The aim of this paper is to briefly discuss the religious context of the process of city-foundation of Seleucus I Nicator, the founder of the Seleucid dynasty. This has so far been viewed solely from a pragmatic point of view, encompassing political and ideological reasons, which were necessary as m...

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Main Author: Dumitru, Adrian 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Romanian Association for the History of Religions 2016
In: Archaeus
Year: 2016, Volume: XX, Pages: 183-208
Further subjects:B Seleucia in Pieria
B Seleucus I Nicator
B Laodikeia
B Seleucid Syria
B thunderbolt
B Antioch
B John Malalas
B Zeus Keraunios
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