The fall of the Seleukid Empire 187-75 BC / John D. Grainger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grainger, John D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seleucids.

Syria--History--333 B.C.-634 A.D.

Syria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2015.

Summary:

Third in the trilogy of the ancient Greek dynasty. "In Grainger's account, the fall of the Seleukid is as enlightening as the rise."-Minerva Magazine The concluding part of John D Grainger's history of the Seleukids traces the tumultuous last century of their empire. In this period, it was riven by dynastic disputes, secessions and rebellions, the religiously inspired insurrection of the Jewish Maccabees, civil war and external invasion from Egypt in the West and the Parthians in the East. By the 80s BC, the empire was disintegrating, internally fractured and squeezed by the converging expansionist powers of Rome and Parthia. This is a fittingly, dramatic and colorful conclusion to John Grainger's masterful account of this once-mighty empire. "To get the best from The Fall of the Seleukid it would be worthwhile making sure you've absorbed the first two volumes. Nonetheless you can enjoy and learn from this book alone. Like the fall of any other empire or the folly of human behavior-the story is compelling."-UNRV "Grainger does a good job of producing a convincing narrative using the limited sources."-HistoryOfWar

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 18, 2016).

ISBN:

9781473874190

147387419X

9781473874206

1473874203