Egypt was the last of the Macedonian Successor states to be swallowed
up by Roman expansion. The Ptolemaic rulers had allied themselves to
Rome while their rivals went down fighting. However, Cleopatra's
famous love affair with Marc Antony ensured she was on the wrong side
of the Roman civil war between him and Octavian (later to become
Caesar Augustus). After the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the
naval battle of Actium, Octavian swiftly brought Egypt under direct
Roman control, though it took several campaigns to fully subjugate the
whole country. These campaigns have previously been largely
neglected.Judaea was a constant source of trouble for the Romans, as
it had been for the Seleucids, the previous overlords of the region.
The Romans at first were content to rule through client kings like the
infamous Herod but were increasingly sucked in to direct military
involvement to suppress religiously-inspired revolts.John Grainger's
clear narrative and insightful analysis of these campaigns allows the
reader to understand how Rome eventually brought this strategically
vital region fully within their empire.
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ISBN
9781473826632
Publisert
2014
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Vendor
Pen & Sword Military (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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