The Power of Naming: Studies in the Epiclectic Language of Hellenistic Honours.
This article reviews Stefano G. Caneva’s book on the use and significance of multi-component religious titles and epithets among Hellenistic rulers, focusing on their role in expressing the relationship between political power and the divine. Caneva develops new analytical tools and terminology, dis...
| Publicado en: | Electrum Vol. 32; pp. 357 - 360 |
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Jagiellonian University Press
2025
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