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Interregnum: Queen Regency in the Seleucid Empire

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2014-09-03

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Reda, Stacy

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University of Waterloo

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An examination of the ancient sources indicates that there were possibly seven Queens Regent throughout the course of the Seleucid Dynasty: Apama, Laodice I, Berenice Syra, Laodice III, Laodice IV, Cleopatra I Thea, and Cleopatra II Selene. This thesis examines the institution of Queen Regency in the Seleucid Dynasty, the power and duties held by the Queen Regent, and the relationship between the Queen and her son—the royal heir. This thesis concludes that Queen Regency was not a set office and that there were multiple reasons and functions that could define a queen as a regent.

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Queen, Regency, Seleucid, Hellenistic

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http://hdl.handle.net/10012/8762

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Classical Studies