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Guardianship and Regnal Politics. Discussion of the Papers of K. Buraselis and A. Mardirossian
Kaye, Noah
2017
Abstract
Compared here are two distinct cases of dynastic guardianship, from Argead and Hellenistic Macedonia and from ancient and early medieval Armenia. The Armenian institution of dayekutʿiwn nurtured the foundling princes of extinguished clans, effectively reproducing an equilibrium of power between kings and nobles. The Macedonian practice of appointing a royal epitropos structured succession, taking on added significance after 200 B.C.E. Alternative Macedonian models of kingship also cast guardianship as a metaphor for non-charismatic monarchy.
Part of
Legal Documents in Ancient Societies VI. Ancient Guardianship: Legal Incapacities in the Ancient World
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Noah Kaye, "Guardianship and Regnal Politics. Discussion of the Papers of K. Buraselis and A. Mardirossian", in "Legal Documents in Ancient Societies VI. Ancient Guardianship: Legal Incapacities in the Ancient World", Trieste, EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2017, pp. 87-91
Languages
en
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internazionale
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