The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III: (223-187 BC) /

The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III: (223-187 BC) /

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Author / Creator:	Grainger, John D., 1939- author.
Imprint:	Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military ; 2015. © 2015
Description:	xii, 228 pages : illustrations and maps, 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Antiochus -- III, -- King of Syria, -- approximately 242 B.C.-187 B.C. Antiochus -- III, -- King of Syria, -- approximately 242 B.C.-187 B.C. Seleucids -- History. Kings and rulers. Seleucids. Syria -- History -- 333 B.C.-634 A.D. Syria -- Kings and rulers. Middle East -- History -- To 622. Middle East. Syria. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11674641

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ISBN:	9781783030507 178303050X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-222) and index.
Summary:	"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." --Publisher description.

Table of Contents:

Maps
Introduction
Chapter 1. The New King's Survival
Chapter 2. The Fourth Syrian War
Chapter 3. Akhaios and Attalos
Chapter 4. The Expedition to the East
Chapter 5. Asia Minor Again
Chapter 6. The Fifth Syrian War: Syria
Chapter 7. The Fifth Syrian War: Asia Minor
Chapter 8. Thrace, Peace, and the Romans
Chapter 9. The Roman War: Greece
Chapter 10. The Roman War: Asia
Chapter 11. Return to the East
Notes and References
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index