Del 320 i serien Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity

Syrian Wars

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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This book examines the causes and courses of the series of wars in the Hellenistic period fought between the kingdom of the Seleukids and the Ptolemies over possession of Syria. This is a subject always mentioned by historians of the period in a glancing or abbreviated way, but which is actually wholly central to the development of both kingdoms and of the period as a whole. Other than relatively brief summaries no serious account has ever been produced. This extended consideration will bring to the centre of research on the Hellinistic period this long sequence of wars. Arguably they were the basic causes of the failure of both kingdoms in the face of Roman aggression and interference.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-01-11
Mått155 x 235 x 31 mm
Vikt844 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieMnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity
Antal sidor450
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004180505

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MapsAbbreviationsIntroductionPrologue: Syria’s Importance Revealed1. Syria Divided2. Cold War3. The New Kings, and the First Syrian War4. Competitive Developing5. The Second Syrian War6. Increasing Strains7. The Third War, the ‘War of Laodike’8. The Seleukid Collapse9. The Fourth War10. The Reversal, the Ptolemaic Collapse11. The Fifth War: the Triumph of Antiochos III12. Changing Priorities13. The Sixth War: and the ‘Day of Eleusis’14. Mutual Troubles and a New Agenda15. The Seventh War, the Triumph of Ptolemy Philometor16. The Legacy of Philometor17. The Eighth War, the Last Chance for Union18. The Ninth, and Last, WarEpilogue: the Ambition of Kleopatra VIIConclusionBibliographyIndex

"[...] The Syrian Wars is an important contribution to Hellenistic political and military history that should become the standard treatment of its subject for years to come." Stanley M. Burstein in Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 31.03.2011"Grainger has written an important book that no student of Hellenistic institutions or military history can afford to ignore." Jona Lendering in Ancient Warfare 5.4, 2011.