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.
Submitted: Aug. 30, 2016 | Accepted: Sept. 14, 2016 | Published June 30, 2017 | Language: it
Keywords Regina • Antioco III • Governatore • Frigia • Dodurga • Kermanshah • Lettera/prostagma • Re • Menedemo • Satrapie Superiori • Media • Laodicea di Media • Grandi sacerdotesse eponime • L • Laodice • Nehavend
External resources AXON 171
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