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Nicator - Seleucus and his Empire

Author : Lise Hannestad
Publisher : Aarhus Universitetsforlag
ISBN 13 : 8771248137
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Nicator - Seleucus and his Empire written by Lise Hannestad and published by Aarhus Universitetsforlag. This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the vast empire of Alexander the Great broke up, the Macedonian general Seleucus secured the lion’s share for himself and went on to become the longest-lived of Alexander’s successors. His tactical skills and his military innovations – including his use of war elephants on a scale never seen before in the West – earned him the epithet Nicator, “victorious”. When he died at the hands of an assassin in 281 BC, Seleucus ruled over a larger territory than any Hellenistic monarch before or since his time, stretching from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean. This book is a study of his life and achievements, his time and his legacy. It is based on Graeco-Roman and Babylonian written sources as well as on the rapidly growing body of archaeological evidence. Lise Hannestad is professor emerita of Classical Archaeology at Aarhus University. Her main research areas are the Near East in the Hellenistic period, the Etruscans and Black Sea archaeology.

Nicator: Seleucus I and his Empire

Author : Lise Hannestad
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788772191737
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (917 download)

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Download or read book Nicator: Seleucus I and his Empire written by Lise Hannestad and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seleucus was the last surviving of the successors of Alexander the Great and the one who conquered the largest part of Alexander's empire. He was later given the surname 'Nikator', the Conqueror. This book is a study of his life and achievements, his time and his legacy. It is based on Greco-Roman and Babylonian written sources as well as on archaeological evidence, which has grown exponentially in recent years.

New Perspectives in Seleucid History, Archaeology and Numismatics

Author : Roland Oetjen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110388553
Total Pages : 876 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book New Perspectives in Seleucid History, Archaeology and Numismatics written by Roland Oetjen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dedicated to Getzel M. Cohen, a leading expert in Seleucid history, this volume gathers 45 contributions on Seleucid history, archaeology, numismatics, political relations, policy toward the Jews, Greek cities, non-Greek populations, peripheral and neighboring regions, imperial administration, economy and public finances, and ancient descriptions of the Seleucid Empire. The reader will gain an international perspective on current research.

The Legend of Seleucus

Author : Daniel Ogden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316738442
Total Pages : 601 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book The Legend of Seleucus written by Daniel Ogden and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the chaos that followed the death of Alexander the Great his distinguished marshal Seleucus was reduced to a fugitive, with only a horse to his name. But by the time of his own death, Seceucus had reconstructed the bulk of Alexander's empire, built Antioch, and become a king in his turn, one respected for justness in an age of cruelty. The dynasty he founded was to endure for three centuries. Such achievements richly deserved to be projected into legend, and so they were. This legend told of Seleucus' divine siring by Apollo, his escape from Babylon with an enchanted talisman, his foundations of cities along a dragon-river with the help of Zeus' eagles, his surrender of his new wife to his besotted son, and his revenge, as a ghost, upon his assassin. This is the first book in any language devoted to the reconstruction of this fascinating tradition.

Time and Its Adversaries in the Seleucid Empire

Author : Paul J. Kosmin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674989619
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book Time and Its Adversaries in the Seleucid Empire written by Paul J. Kosmin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under Seleucid rule, time no longer restarted with each new monarch. Instead, progressively numbered years, identical to the system we use today, became the measure of historical duration. Paul Kosmin shows how this invention of a new kind of time—and resistance to it—transformed the way we organize our thoughts about the past, present, and future.

Comparing the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires

Author : Christelle Fischer-Bovet
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108479251
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Comparing the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires written by Christelle Fischer-Bovet and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First comparative analysis of the role of local elites and populations in the formation of the two main Hellenistic empires.

Every Inch a King

Author : Lynette Mitchell
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004228977
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Every Inch a King written by Lynette Mitchell and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on studies of kings from Cyrus to Shah Abbas, this volume provides a rich variety of readings on royal authority and its limitations in medieval societies in both Europe and the Middle East, exemplified especially in the case of Alexander the Great, God and King, and the persistence of his legend in later eras.

The Syrian Wars

Author : John D. Grainger
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004188312
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Syrian Wars written by John D. Grainger and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-01-11 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two-century long conflict over Syria between Seleukids and Ptolemies was the central diplomatic and military matter of the Hellinistic period. By examining it for the first time in detail, its importance can at last be seen.

The Land of the Elephant Kings

Author : Paul J. Kosmin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674728823
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book The Land of the Elephant Kings written by Paul J. Kosmin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year The Seleucid Empire (311–64 BCE) was unlike anything the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds had seen. Stretching from present-day Bulgaria to Tajikistan—the bulk of Alexander the Great’s Asian conquests—the kingdom encompassed a territory of remarkable ethnic, religious, and linguistic diversity; yet it did not include Macedonia, the ancestral homeland of the dynasty. The Land of the Elephant Kings investigates how the Seleucid kings, ruling over lands to which they had no historic claim, attempted to transform this territory into a coherent and meaningful space. “This engaging book appeals to the specialist and non-specialist alike. Kosmin has successfully brought together a number of disparate fields in a new and creative way that will cause a reevaluation of how the Seleucids have traditionally been studied.” —Jeffrey D. Lerner, American Historical Review “It is a useful and bright introduction to Seleucid ideology, history, and position in the ancient world.” —Jan P. Stronk, American Journal of Archaeology

Seleucid Rulers

Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
ISBN 13 : 9781230584942
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (849 download)

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Download or read book Seleucid Rulers written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Seleucus I Nicator, Antiochus III the Great, Alexander Balas, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Demetrius II Nicator, Demetrius III Eucaerus, Antiochus I Soter, Seleucus II Callinicus, Seleucus IV Philopator, Antiochus V, Demetrius I Soter, Diodotus Tryphon, Antiochus II Theos, Cleopatra Thea, Antiochus VI Dionysus, Seleucus III Ceraunus, Philip I Philadelphus, Antiochus X Eusebes, Antiochus VIII Grypus, Alexander II Zabinas, Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, Antiochus XIII Asiaticus, Antiochus VII Sidetes, Seleucus VI Epiphanes, Seleucus V Philometor, Philip II Philoromaeus, Antiochus XI Epiphanes, Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes, Antiochus XII Dionysus, Laodice IV, Cleopatra IV of Egypt, Cleopatra VI of Egypt, Tryphaena, Antiochus Hierax, Berenice, Musaeus, Androsthenes of Cyzicus. Excerpt: Seleucus I (given the surname by later generations of Nicator, Greek: (Hindi: ), i.e. Seleucus the Victor) (ca. 358 BC - 281 BC) was a Macedonian officer of Alexander the Great and one of the Diadochi. In the Wars of the Diadochi that took place after Alexander's death, Seleucus established the Seleucid dynasty and the Seleucid Empire. His kingdom would be one of the last holdouts of Alexander's former empire to Roman rule. They were only outlived by the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt by roughly 34 years. After the death of Alexander, Seleucus was nominated as the satrap of Babylon in 320 BC. Antigonus forced Seleucus to flee from Babylon, but, supported by Ptolemy, he was able to return in 312 BC. Seleucus' later conquests include Persia and Media. He formed an alliance with the Indian King Chandragupta Maurya. Seleucus defeated Antigonus in the battle of Ipsus in 301 BC and Lysimachus in the battle of Corupedium in 281 BC. He was assassinated by Ptolemy Ceraunus during the same year. His successor was his son Antiochus I....

After Alexander

Author : Victor Alonso Troncoso
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1782970630
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (829 download)

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Download or read book After Alexander written by Victor Alonso Troncoso and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Alexander the Great died in 323 BC without a chosen successor he left behind a huge empire and ushered in a turbulent period, as his generals fought for control of vast territories. The time of the Successors (Diadochi) is usually defined as beginning in 323 BC and ending with the deaths of the last two Successors in 281 BC. This is a major publication devoted to the Successors and contains eighteen papers reflecting current research. Several papers attempt to unravel the source history of the very limited remaining narrative accounts, and add additional materials through cuneiform and Byzantine texts. Specific historical issues addressed include the role of so-called royal flatterers and whether or not Alexander's old guard did continue to serve into their sixties and seventies. Three papers reflect the recent conscious effort by many to break away from the Hellenocentric view of the predominantly Greek sources, by examining the role of the conquered, specifically the prominent roles played by Iranians in the administration and military of Alexander and his Successors, pockets of Iranian resistance which eventually blossomed into Hellenistic kingdoms ruled by sovereigns proclaiming their direct connection to an Iranian past and a continuation of Iranian influence through an examination of the roles played by certain of the Diadochis Iranian wives. The papers in the final section analyze the use of varying forms of propaganda. These include the use of the concept of Freedom of the Greeks as a means of manipulating opinion in the Greek world; how Ptolemy used a snake cult associated with the foundation of Alexandria in Egypt to link his kingship with that of Alexander; and the employment of elephant images to advertise the authority of particular rulers.

The Rise of Parthia in the East

Author : Cam Rea
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781492933700
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book The Rise of Parthia in the East written by Cam Rea and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-10-12 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seleucus inherited a rather large chunk of land, extending from Anatolia in the west to the borders of India in the east. You could say he hit the “lottery” but at the same time he inherited much more than he bargained, more so for his future inheritors of this vast domain. One of the biggest problems in controlling such a vast amount of land is the issue of holding onto it. In other words, the land is too big to use for it is too big to lose. One has to consider, especially those in the Seleucid administration, that there are going to be language barriers, but even more important than language barriers, are the cultural barriers. Because of these cultural barriers, it was easier to allow the locals to govern. In this way, the Seleucids could control their eastern provinces more effectively. However, even this is a façade. While the Seleucids allowed the locals of their eastern provinces to govern, it also created a friction between the two cultures. In other words and as you shall read, the Seleucids began to ignore their supposed subjects of the east. Ignoring the various peoples on the Iranian Plateau and areas further to the east under Seleucid control caused many of them, including Greco-Macedonians, to question the intent of their masters further west. In doing so, many would secede in the east. This secession from the Seleucids enticed certain nomadic tribes, such as the Aparni (Parthians), to invade, conquer, confiscate and colonize the weakest breakaway provinces. The Seleucid regime's uncertainty allowed a small tribe from the north to invade a breakaway province considered Seleucid territory that, in turn, would go on to nearly re-conquer everything Alexander the Great had subdued almost a century earlier.

The Seleucid Army

Author : Bezalel Bar-Kochva
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521206679
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book The Seleucid Army written by Bezalel Bar-Kochva and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1976-05-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the Seleucid armies from 312 to 129 BC. The first part of the book discusses the numerical strength of the armies, their sources of manpower, the contingents of the regular army, their equipment and historical development, the chain of command, training and discipline. The second part reconstructs the great campaigns in order to examine the Seleucid tactics. The book provides a lesson in Hellenistic and military history and discusses several questions: how did the Hellenistic armies develop after Alexander? What distinguished the Seleucid army as superior to its Hellenistic contemporaries? The answers illuminate the expansion of Hellenism as we learn how the Seleucid army was used as a military, social and cultural instrument to impose the rule of the dynasty over the vast regions of the Empire and how it helped to shape Hellenistic society in the East.

History of Antioch

Author : Glanville Downey
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400877733
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book History of Antioch written by Glanville Downey and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most complete account of the classical city of Antioch, this study incorporates the findings of the excavations of 1932-1939. Dr. Downey, who participated in the excavations, tells the story of the rise and fall of Antioch, with nineteen excursuses, closely integrated with the text, affording a rich store of data on travel books, maps, and information on the walls, stadia, churches, etc. of the city. Originally published in 1961. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The Rise of the Seleukid Empire, 323–223 BC

Author : John D. Grainger
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473838606
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book The Rise of the Seleukid Empire, 323–223 BC written by John D. Grainger and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-08-06 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first of three books on the ancient Greek dynasty “reads with the pull of a novel and shows how the new Empire rose and fell.”—Firetrench The Seleukid kingdom was the largest state in the world for a century and more between Alexander’s death and the rise of Rome. The first king, Seleukos I, established a pattern of rule which was unusually friendly towards his subjects, and his policies promoted the steady growth of wealth and population in many areas which had been depopulated when he took them over. In particular the dynasty was active in founding cities from Asia Minor to Central Asia. Its work set the social and economic scene of the Middle East for many centuries to come. Yet these kings had to be warriors too as they defended their realm from jealous neighbors. John D Grainger’s trilogy charts the rise and fall of this superpower of the ancient world. In the first volume, he relates the remarkable twists of fortune and daring that saw Seleukos, an officer in an elite guard unit, emerge from the wars of the Diadochi (Alexander’s successors) in control of the largest and richest part of the empire of the late Alexander the Great. After his conquests and eventual murder, we then see how his successors continued his policies, including the repeated wars with the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt over control of Syria. The volume ends with the deep internal crisis and the Wars of the Brothers, which left only a single member of the dynasty alive in 223 BC.

Ancient Macedonians in Greek and Roman Sources

Author : Tim Howe
Publisher : Classical Press of Wales
ISBN 13 : 1910589977
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Macedonians in Greek and Roman Sources written by Tim Howe and published by Classical Press of Wales. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent scholars have analysed ways in which authors of the Roman era appropriated the figure of Alexander the Great. The essays in this collection cast a wider net, to show how Classical Greek, Hellenistic and Roman authors reinterpret and sometimes misinterpret information on ancient Macedonians to serve their own literary and political aims. Although Roman ideas pervade the historiographical tradition, this volume shows that the manipulation of ancient Macedonian history largely occurred much earlier. It reflected the complicated dynastic politics of the Argead royal house, the efforts of Alexander himself to redefine Macedonian kingship, and the competing strategies of the Successors to claim his legacy. Facing the complexity of the source tradition about the ancient Macedonians yields a richer and more balanced reflection of both the history and the historiography of this important and controversial people.

Antiochus the Great

Author : Michael Taylor
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1848844638
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book Antiochus the Great written by Michael Taylor and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teenage king in 223 BC, Antiochus III inherited an empire in shambles, ravaged by civil strife and eroded by territorial secessions. He proved himself a true heir of Alexander: he defeated rebel armies and embarked on a campaign of conquest and reunification. Although repulsed by Ptolemy IV at the Battle of Raphia, his eastern campaigns reaffirmed Seleucid hegemony as far as modern Afghanistan and Pakistan. Returning westward, he defeated Ptolemy V at Panion (200 BC) and succeeded in adding Koile Syria to the Seleucid realm. ??At the height of his powers, he challenged growing Roman power, unimpressed by their recent successes against Carthage and Macedon. His expeditionary force was crushed at Thermopylae and evacuated. Refusing to bow before Roman demands, Antiochus energetically mobilized against Roman invasion, but was again decisively defeated at the epic battle of Magnesia. Despite the loss of territory and prestige enshrined in the subsequent Peace of Apamea, Antiochus III left the Seleucid Empire in far better condition than he found it. Although sometimes presented as a failure against the unstoppable might of Rome, Antiochus III must rank as one of the most energetic and effective rulers of the Ancient world.??As well as narrating the eventful career of Antiochus III, Michael Taylor examines Seleucid military organization and royal administration.