Bell, KS;
(2007)
Seleucid frontier policy in the East: The nature and extent of imperial control.
Masters thesis , UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Modern views of Seleucid control of the Eastern territories (Iran and Central Asia) have shifted in the last two decades as a result of excavation, and a re-evaluation of the nature of the Seleucid state.1 In my thesis I will undertake a substantial and critical assessment of the primary sources and will also demonstrate recent divergent approaches to numismatics in the Hellenistic East (Holt, 1999a Bopearachchi, 1991 1994). Although there is a great variety of literary evidence provided by later authors, none of them provide a complete account of the Seleucid monarchy, as the majority are of a fragmentary nature. I will examine the reliability and usefulness of these literary sources as well as the aims of the respective authors and their style of composition. The nature and extent of imperial control of the Seleucids in the East is often agreed to contrast with that in the west. This historical background will be better understood by my outline of the known major events of their reigns. Also, I will emphasise the close trade links between the centre of the Seleucid Empire and the Eastern provinces by examining the evidence for merchandise unique to the East, appearing in the west, and vice versa.4 My research will pull together the primarily archaeological evidence now available not only from Ai Khanoum, but also Merv and Kandahar, with Lyonnet's (1997) study of Central Asian pottery forming a guide. The main aim will be to examine Seleucid frontier policy with regard to the Eastern part of the empire, indicating the regions under direct Seleucid control as well as explaining when, where and why frontier zones appear. Also, I will employ and illustrate the concept of frontiers, not as a line or simple zone, but as a series of overlapping zones in which the political, social, ethnic, religious, linguistic, economic and military boundaries all overlapped.5.
| Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Title: | Seleucid frontier policy in the East: The nature and extent of imperial control |
| Identifier: | PQ ETD:594152 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Thesis digitised by ProQuest. Third party copyright material has been removed from the ethesis. Images identifying individuals have been redacted or partially redacted to protect their identity. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of History |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1446386 |
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