Court and Court Society in Ancient Monarchies

Klappentext This volume offers a substantial discussion of ancient monarchies from the viewpoint of the ruler's court. Zusammenfassung Monarchy was widespread as a political system in the ancient world. This volume offers a substantial discussion of ancient monarchies from the viewpoint of the ruler's court. The approach is broadly inspired by work on courts in later periods of history! especially early-modern France. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Tony Spawforth; 1. New out of old? Court and court ceremonies in Achaemenid Persia Maria Brosius; 2. King, court and royal representation in the Sasanian empire Josef Wiesehöfer; 3. The court of Alexander the Great between Europe and Asia Tony Spawforth; 4. Friends in high places: the creation of the court of the Roman emperor Jeremy Paterson; 5. The imperial court of the Late Roman Empire, c.AD300-c. AD450 Rowland Smith; 6. The imperial court in Han China Hans van Ess; 7. Court and palace in ancient Egypt: the Amarna period and later Eighteenth Dynasty Kate Spence.

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• Authors: A. J. S. Spawforth, A. J. S. (University of Newcastle Upon Spawforth, Antony Spawforth, Spawforth Antony
• Assisted by: A. J. S. Spawforth (Editor), Spawforth A. J. S. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.06.2011
• EAN: 9780521290135
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29013-5
• No. of pages: 374
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, LAW / Legal History, HISTORY / World, LAW / Courts, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, LAW / Trial Practice, General & world history, Ancient History, General and world history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Law and society, sociology of law