This book combines concepts from the history of religions with Byzantine studies in its assessments of kings, symbols, and cities in a diachronic and cross-cult

First comparative analysis of the role of local elites and populations in the formation of the two main Hellenistic empires.

This is the first comprehensive sourcebook in English concentrating entirely on the Hellenistic age.

When we think of "heaven," we generally conjure up positive, blissful images. Heaven is, after all, where God is and where good people go after death to receive

When we think of "heaven," we generally conjure up positive, blissful images. Heaven is, after all, where God is and where good people go after death to receive