The Syrian wars

Grainger, John D., 1939-

The Syrian wars [electronic resource] / by John D. Grainger. - Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, 2010. - xvii, 447 p. : maps. - Mnemosyne. Supplements. History and archaeology of classical antiquity, v. 320 0169-8958 ; . - Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 320. Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue: Syria's importance revealed -- Syria divided -- Cold war -- The new kings, and the first Syrian war -- Competitive developing -- The second Syrian war -- Increasing strains -- The third war, the 'War of Laodike' -- The Seleukid collapse -- The fourth war -- The reversal, the Ptolemaic collapse -- The fifth war, the triumph of Antiochos III -- Changing priorities -- The sixth war, and the 'day of Eleusis' -- Mutual troubles and a new agenda -- The seventh war, the triumph of Ptolemy Philometor -- The legacy of Philometor -- The eighth war, the last chance for union -- The ninth, and last, war.


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Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C.


Seleucids--History.


Syria--History, Military.
Syria--History--333 B.C.-634 A.D.


Electronic books.

DS96.2 / .G74 2010eb

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