Empires through the Ages

Short-term Empires – Rule or Exception?

Robert Rollinger, Florian Posselt, Hilmar Klinkott, Kai Ruffing (Herausgeber)

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2026
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (Verlag)
978-3-658-48724-9 (ISBN)

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Empires still attract increased attention, both in the scholarly world and from an interested public audience. However, the term empire has remained ambiguous and there is still a vigorous debate on how to use and apply the term in various historical contexts and periods. The 13 contributions of this volume attempt to establish a more precise characterization of the notion of empire by focusing on the specific phenomenon of Short-Term Empires from different perspectives. They encompass a broad chronological and territorial range that deal with the topic from Central Asia to Great Britain, from the 5^th c. BCE to the 19^th. c. CE. By employing a cross-cultural and comparative approach, the papers of this volume enrich and stimulate the ongoing debate about empires in world history and their fundamental determinants.

Mag. Dr. Dr. Robert Rollinger ist Professor am Institut für Alte Geschichte und Altorientalistik, Universität Innsbruck.

Florian Posselt ist ... am Institut für Alte Geschichte und Altorientalistik, Universität Innsbruck.

Dr. Hilmar Klinkott ist Professor am Institut für Klassische Altertumskunde, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.

Dr. Kai Ruffing ist Professor für Alte Geschichte an der Universität Kassel.

Empire a never-ending story.- Owls and Triremes: The Rise and Fall of the 5^th c. Athenian (short-term) Empire.- The Perils and Limits of Empire: Alexander III in India.- Philip III Arrhidaios and Alexander s Generals.- The Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom: a short-term Empire?.- The Empire of Tigran the Great of Armenia (1^st c. BCE).- Sextus Pompeius, imperator and rebel: Power and rule in the res publica of the 1^st c. BCE.- Zenobia s State: a short-term Empire in a long-term Empire?.- The Reign of the Macriani: An Embryonic Empire ?.-Kingdoms of the Empire.- A Place in N mr z: the Imperial Saffarids in the Late 9^th c. CE.- The Angevin Empire 1154 1214 a short-term Empire?.- Ahmad ah Durrani: Empire-Founder or Unwitting Emperor-Maker?.- The Manghit Khanate of Bukhara.- Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	23.07.2025
Reihe/Serie	Universal- und kulturhistorische Studien. Studies in Universal and Cultural History
Zusatzinfo	Approx. 240 p.
Verlagsort	Wiesbaden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Schlagworte	Alexander d. Große • Athen • Bukhara • griechische Geschichte • Indien • Rom • Römische Geschichte • Spätantike
ISBN-10	3-658-48724-0 / 3658487240
ISBN-13	978-3-658-48724-9 / 9783658487249
Zustand	Neuware