State correspondence in the ancient world: from new kingdom Egypt to the Roman Empire

Introduction : long-distance communication and the cohesion of early empires / Karen Radner -- Egyptian state correspondence of the New Kingdom : the letters of the Levantine client kings in the Amarna correspondence and contemporary evidence / Jana Mynarova -- State correspondence in the Hittite wo...

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Collaborateurs: Radner, Karen 1972- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2014
Dans:Année: 2014
Collection/Revue:Oxford studies in early empires
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Alter Orient / Römisches Reich / Gouvernement / Correspondance / Histoire 1500 avant J.-C.-700
Sujets non-standardisés:B Colonies Administration History To 1500
B Rome Colonies Administration
B Government correspondence Rome
B Electronic books
B Imperialism History To 1500
B Middle East Colonies Administration
B Government correspondence History To 1500 Middle East
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:Introduction : long-distance communication and the cohesion of early empires / Karen Radner -- Egyptian state correspondence of the New Kingdom : the letters of the Levantine client kings in the Amarna correspondence and contemporary evidence / Jana Mynarova -- State correspondence in the Hittite world / Mark Weeden -- An imperial communication network : the state correspondence of the neo-Assyrian empire / Karen Radner -- The lost state correspondence of the Babylonian empire as reflected in contemporary administrative letters / Michael Jursa -- State communications in the Persian Empire / Amelie Kuhrt -- The king's words : Hellenistic royal letters in inscriptions / Alice Bencivenni -- State correspondence in the Roman Empire from Augustus to Justinian / Simon Corcoran
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record