The rebellion of Achaios the Minor : the Seleukid dynasty's problem of ruling system and establishment of Kingship

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  • 小アカイオスの反乱 : セレウコス朝の統治構造と王権確立の課題
  • ショウアカイオス ノ ハンラン : セレウコスチョウ ノ トウチ コウゾウ ト オウケン カクリツ ノ カダイ
  • ショウアカイオス ノ ハンラン : セレウコス アサ ノ トウチ コウゾウ ト オウケン カクリツ ノ カダイ

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This paper examines the usurpation of a powerful Seleukid royal member Achaios the Minor in the early reign of Antiochos III. First, his army's offer of diadem toward Achaios immediately after Seleukos III's assassination suggests that the opportunity of enthronement was not limited to the legitimate line of royal family. Second, his later rebel testifies his ambition toward the throne since the beginning. Simultaneously it reveals the problem of Seleukids' governing system, which feature was royal members' collective control over the vast kingdom. Lastly, the failure of Achaios' usurpation derived from, not only the position in the Seleukid royal family, but also the former's lack of military achievement over the barbarians.

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  • 社会科学

    社会科学 44 (3), 93-114, 2014-11-28

    Institute for the Study of Humanities & Social Sciences, Doshisha University

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