Syrian Wars

John Grainger, Ph.D. (1987) in Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Birmingham, is the author of articles and books on Hellenistic and other aspects of history, including The League of the Aitolians (Brill, 1999) and Aitolian Prosopographical Studies (Brill, 2000). He is currently working on a book on sea warfare in the Hellenistic period and on a Dictionary of British Naval Battles.

• 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.