Stranger-Kingship in Antiquity

This volume introduces the notion of “stranger-kingship” to the field of ancient history and evaluates its use as a new way of thinking about kingship as a political, social, and cultural phenomenon. The chapters highlight the clear and widespread value of the “stranger-king” as a new approach for understanding patterns of political life across time and space in antiquity. The volume begins with theoretical discussions of the “stranger king” and explores how the theory can be mapped onto current