The fall of the Seleukid empire 187-75 B.C. /

The fall of the Seleukid empire 187-75 B.C. /

"The concluding part of John D Grainger's history of the Seleukids traces the tumultuous last century of their empire. The Seleukid dynasty (founded by one of Alexander the Great's generals) ruled an empire which at one time was the largest state on earth. Although it was still a majo...

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Main Author: Grainger, John D., 1939- (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Barnsley : Pen & Sowrd Military, 2015.

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Seleucids > History.
Syria > History > 333 B-C.-634 A.D.
Syria > Kings and rulers.

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Call Number: DS96.2 .G729 2015

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. The Beginning of the End (187-170BC)
  • Chapter 2. The Wars of Antiochos Epiphanes (170-164BC)
  • Chapter 3. The Advent of Demetrios I (164-159BC)
  • Chapter 4. The Problems of Demetrios I (160-150BC)
  • Chapter 5. The Destruction of Alexander Balas (150-145BC)
  • Chapter 6. The Travails of Demetrios II (145-138BC)
  • Chapter 7. The New Seleukid Kingdom (139-131 BC)
  • Chapter 8. Defeat (131-129BC)
  • Chapter 9. Dynastic Conflict (129-121BC)
  • Chapter 10. The Kingdom Failing (121-108BC)
  • Chapter 11. Destruction in the South (108-96BC)
  • Chapter 12. Survival in the North (103-88BC)
  • Chapter 13. The End of the Seleukids (88-75BC).