TITLES OF RULERS OF THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD

This article describes an analysis of the titles of rulers in the history of the statehood of Ancient Central Asia. An analysis of the epigraphic data reveals that in the city-states of Central Asia, the functions of religious and secular authority were gradually merged into the hands of a single ruler. Thus, the rulers of Central Asia assumed the positions of military chief, chief judge, and leading priest. In time, various titles were combined to form the title of "Ruler of the four countries of the world." The article covers the history of the emergence and evolution of titles in the history of the statehood of Ancient Central Asia