The Fall of the Seleukid Empire, 187-75 BC

by John D. Grainger

Overview

Third in the trilogy of the ancient Greek dynasty. “In Grainger’s account, the fall of the Seleukid is as enlightening as the rise.”—Minerva Magazine 
 
The concluding part of John D Grainger’s history of the Seleukids traces the tumultuous last century of their empire. In this period, it was riven by dynastic disputes, secessions and rebellions, the religiously inspired insurrection of the Jewish Maccabees, civil war and external invasion from Egypt in the West and the Parthians in the East. By the 80s BC, the empire was disintegrating, internally fractured and squeezed by the converging expansionist powers of Rome and Parthia. This is a fittingly, dramatic and colorful conclusion to John Grainger’s masterful account of this once-mighty empire.
 
“To get the best from The Fall of the Seleukid it would be worthwhile making sure you’ve absorbed the first two volumes. Nonetheless you can enjoy and learn from this book alone. Like the fall of any other empire or the folly of human behavior—the story is compelling.”—UNRV
 
“Grainger does a good job of producing a convincing narrative using the limited sources.”—HistoryOfWar

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473874190
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/31/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	879,304
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

John D Grainger, a former teacher, is a well-established historian with around 20 previous works across various periods.

Table of Contents

Maps and Tables vi

Introduction x

Chapter 1 The Beginning of the End (187-170BC) 1

Chapter 2 The Wars of Antiochos Epiphanes (170-164BC) 16

Chapter 3 The Advent of Demetrios I (164-159BC) 36

Chapter 4 The Problems of Demetrios I (160-150BC) 50

Chapter 5 The Destruction of Alexander Balas (150-145BC) 66

Chapter 6 The Travails of Demetrios II (145-138BC) 77

Chapter 7 The New Seleukid Kingdom (139-131 BC) 88

Chapter 8 Defeat (131-129BC) 106

Chapter 9 Dynastic Conflict (129-121BC) 116

Chapter 10 The Kingdom Failing (121-108BC) 136

Chapter 11 Destruction in the South (108-96BC) 151

Chapter 12 Survival in the North (103-88BC) 166

Chapter 13 The End of the Seleukids (88-75BC) 181

Conclusion - The Seleukid Legacy 200

Notes and References 208

Abbreviations 227

Bibliography 228

Index 232

Editorial Reviews

"To get the best from The Fall Of The Seleukids it would be worthwhile making sure you've absorbed the first two volumes. Nonetheless you can enjoy and learn from this book alone. Like the fall of any other empire or the folly of human behavior - the story is compelling."

UNRV