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Journal | Axon
Journal issue | 1 | 1 | 2017
Research Article | Kermanshah Dossier

Kermanshah Dossier

Letter of Antiochus III and Letter of Menedemus

Abstract

In 193 BC, by means of a letter/πρόσταγμα – found in the region of Kermanshah – sent to Menedemus, ruler of Media, the king Antiochus III established the official cult of his wife, the queen Laodice, appointing notable eponymous priestesses, chosen among the princesses of the reign. He ordered that the letter be published on several stelae in the most important places.


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Submitted: Aug. 30, 2016 | Accepted: Sept. 14, 2016 | Published June 30, 2017 | Language: it

Keywords KermanshahGrandi sacerdotesse eponimeLettera/prostagmaNehavendLLaodicea di MediaAntioco IIILaodiceMenedemoGovernatoreMediaReginaDodurgaReSatrapie SuperioriFrigia


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