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Seleucid royal council (1)

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05 Scientific knowledge and scholarly lore




08 Administrative systems



08 Administrative systems




08 Administrative systems



Keywords
royal council
Seleucid Empire
Period
Hellenistic Empires
Roman Empire
Channel
Roman philosophers and scholars


Text
Members of the Seleucid royal council were called “purpurati” [cf. the Assyrian “magnates”]. Craterus the Eunuch is the “chief physician; his rank is that of the first friend” [cf. the office of Chief Eunuch in Assyria].


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Livy 30.42.6
Livy 37.23.7

Simo Parpola


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