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      Alexander the GreatHellenistic periodRoyal ideologyLysippos
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      Hellenistic ReligionSeleucidsRoyal ideologyRoyal Cult in the Hellenistic Period
Medievalists have long debated the function of miniatures of rulers embedded in liturgical manuscripts. This phenomenon begins in the early ninth century and ends in the late eleventh. Many scholars have treated the iconography of... more
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      Art HistoryLiturgyIllumination (Manuscripts, Books)Sacramentology
Despite Josephus’ detailed description of Herod’s palace built on the Southwestern Hill of Jerusalem in Bellum Judaicum, book 5, only scant archaeological remains from its substructure were revealed so far, and only few scholars have... more
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      Second Temple PeriodHerod The GreatArchitectural Decoration-BauornamentikRoman Architecture
Sobre la base de una historiografía extensa, que ha trabajado el tema de la concepción de la realeza desde diversos puntos de vista, y que en los últimos años se ha renovado considerablemente, se ofrece aquí una visión en la larga... more
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      Royal ideologyNavarre
Herod the Great's outstanding building activity and acts of public generosity seem to have been motivated by a desire to emulate the illustrious monarchs of earlier times. These acts of extravagance were intended to earn for Herod a... more
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      Hellenistic MonarchyJosephusSecond Temple PeriodIconography of ancient coins
It is well known that ancient coins, and especially those of the Roman Imperial period, were used as a vehicle of political coinage is no exception.' The largest bronze Like his other coins, it refrains from depicting to the religious... more
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      JosephusRoman Provincial CoinageSecond Temple PeriodIconography of ancient coins
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      African StudiesByzantine StudiesKingship (Medieval History)Nubian studies
The metaphor of kinship has played an important part in symbolic representation of many states of all types. With transition to the state kinship ceases the role of the central organizing principle of society. However, the very social... more
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      Ideology StudiesKinship (Anthropology)State FormationIdeology
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      EgyptologyIdeology of Ancient EgyptiansEgyptian sculptureRoyal ideology
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      Political HistoryHistory of NavarreRoyal ideology
"I discuss whether or not MT Ps 2:6 (in particular the verb נסך) reflects Egyptian royal ideology as the one evident in “Ptah’s Decree to Ramesses”. I tentatively conclude that the verse historically reflects a concept where the god... more
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      SeptuagintRamesses IIAncient Near EastBook of Psalms
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      Georges DumezilOstrogothsGothsRoyal ideology
Jesus Christ developed a leadership model which has proven efficacious for the stable growth of his counterculture, Christianity. He taught it to his followers to pass it on to succeeding generations of the counterculture that is intended... more
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      Political ScienceRoyal ideologyServant
This article examines the significance of the anchor on ancient Jewish coins and further shows how coins minted in Judaea and elsewhere in the Middle East carrying this symbol provide vivid testimony of the disintegration of the Seleucid... more
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      Seleucid EmpireDiodorus SiculusAncient Jewish HistoryHistory of the Hellenistic World (Focus: Seleucid Empire)
Programme IMPERIALITER. L’histoire des Empires connaît un engouement récent qui a fait émerger un champ spécifique, « l’impériologie ». En revanche, la question de l’« impérialité », c’est-à-dire de l’Empire comme horizon des possibles,... more
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      Medieval HistoryPolitical TheoryEarly Modern HistoryImperial ideology and representation