Royal Traditions and the Consolidation of Power by Alexander s Successors

Examining the period of political consolidation after Alexander the Great''s death, John Holton reconstructs how the successors used new frameworks of royal ideology to create long-term kingships. There is a particular focus on the deeper manoeuvres within the inter-generational impact raging from the influence of religion and family relations, to succession-planning and royal funerals.

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