Brings to life “a major figure in the Hellenistic World . . . in his
own right, rather than as just another stepping stone during Rome’s
rise” (HistoryOfWar.org). The second volume in John Grainger’s
history of the Seleukid Empire is devoted to the reign of Antiochus
III. Too often remembered only as the man who lost to the Romans at
Magnesia, Antiochus is here revealed as one of the most powerful and
capable rulers of the age. Having emerged from civil war in 223 as the
sole survivor of the Seleukid dynasty, he shouldered the burdens of a
weakened and divided realm. Though defeated by Egypt in the Fourth
Syrian War, he gradually restored full control over the empire. His
great Eastern campaign took Macedonian arms back to India for the
first time since Alexander’s day and, returning west, he went on to
conquer Thrace and finally wrest Syria from Ptolemaic control. Then
came intervention in Greece and the clash with Rome leading to the
defeat at Magnesia and the restrictive Peace of Apamea. Despite this,
Antiochus remained ambitious, campaigning in the East again; when he
died in 187 BC the empire was still one of the most powerful states in
the world. “We are, Grainger says, so ‘hypnotised’ by the
rise of Rome that we ignore the Seleukid and Ptolemaic interlude. His
clear and fascinating account breaks this spell.”—Minerva Magazine
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ISBN
9781473854505
Publisert
2015
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Praetorian Press (ORIM)
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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