Title State correspondence in the ancient world : from New Kingdom Egypt to the Roman Empire / Karen Radner

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) Series Oxford studies in early empires Oxford studies in early empires. Contents Introduction : long-distance communication and the cohesion of early empires / Karen Radner -- Egyptian state correspondence of the New Kingdom : the letters of the Levantine client kings in the Amarna correspondence and contemporary evidence / Jana Mynarova -- State correspondence in the Hittite world / Mark Weeden -- An imperial communication network : the state correspondence of the neo-Assyrian empire / Karen Radner -- The lost state correspondence of the Babylonian empire as reflected in contemporary administrative letters / Michael Jursa -- State communications in the Persian Empire / Amelie Kuhrt -- The king's words : Hellenistic royal letters in inscriptions / Alice Bencivenni -- State correspondence in the Roman Empire from Augustus to Justinian / Simon Corcoran Summary This collection's central thesis is straightforward: long-distance communication plays a key role in the cohesion and stability of early states and in turn, these states invest heavily in long-term communication strategies and networks. As reliable and fast long-distance communication facilitates the successful delegation of power from the centre to the local administrations, the creation and maintenance of the necessary infrastructure to support this is a key strategy of the central state Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 6, 2014) Subject Government correspondence -- Middle East -- History -- To 1500 Government correspondence -- Rome Colonies -- Administration -- History -- To 1500 Imperialism -- History -- To 1500 Colonies -- Administration Government correspondence Imperialism Management Roman colonies SUBJECT Rome -- Colonies -- Administration Subject Middle East Rome (Empire) Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Radner, Karen, editor ISBN 9780199354795 0199354790

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