Browsing Classical Studies by Author "Coskun, Altay"
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The Chronology of the Desecration of the Temple and the Prophecies of Daniel 7–12 Reconsidered
Coskun, Altay (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2019-12-01)Generations of scholars have been puzzled by the chronological time frame that the Seleukid prophecies of Daniel 7–12 are structured around. Basic to the problem is Dan 11.40–45, which clearly implies that the author did ... -
The Course of Pharnakes II’s Pontic and Bosporan Campaigns in 48/47 BC
Coskun, Altay (University of Toronto Press, 2020-11-01)Appian’s account of Pharnakes’ Pontic campaign (Mithr. 120.590–595) conveys the impression that the king of the Bosporos started his attack on Asia Minor by attacking Sinope from the sea. The end of the narrative, however, ... -
Introduction
Coskun, Altay; Engels, David (Société Latomus, Brussels, 2019-05-18)This introduction surveys recent trends in Seleukid scholarship and addresses the main points of discussion concerning the decline and disintegration of the Seleukid Kingdom in the course of the 2nd century BC. -
Which Seleukid King Was the First to Establish Friendship with the Romans? Reflections on a Fabricated Letter (Suet. Claud. 25.3), amicitia with Antiochos III (200–193 BC) and the Lack thereof with IlionTriangular Epistolary Diplomacy with Rome from Judas Maccabee to Aristobulos I
Coskun, Altay (Société Latomus, Brussels, 2019-05-18)Suetonius, Claud. 25.3 has preserved the summary of an obscure Roman letter to Seleucus Rex, offering him amicitia et societas in return for exempting the citizens of Ilion, their own ‘relatives’, from taxation. While ...