Juifs et Nabatéens. Les monarchies ethniques du Proche-Orient hellénistique et romain. Afrique du Nord " Racine's verse perfectly applies

" Racine's verse perfectly applies to the image we have of Augustus

Matisse decided to illustrate Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal

Clermont-Ferrand

Chapter IV – Texts on the Ruteni

Juifs et Nabatéens. Les monarchies ethniques du Proche-Orient hellénistique et romain. Afrique du Nord " Racine's verse perfectly appliesAt the crossroads of anthropological and political studies on the ancient Near East, this book highlights the specific form of the ethnic monarch, through the cases of Jewish and Nabataean kings. The identity officially assumed by these sovereigns, the context of cultural bilingualism and the comparison with the model of Hellenistic monarchies are all points raised. The book also highlights original political and identity constructions, challenging