Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta John Grainger
yhteensä 104 hakutulosta
The Ptolemies, Rise of a Dynasty
In this first volume of his trilogy on the Ptolemies, John Grainger explains how Ptolemy I established the dynasty's power in Egypt in the wake of Alexander the Great's death. …
Sextus Julius Frontinus and the Roman Empire
Sextus Iulius Frontinus is best known as author of the military handbook Strategems but, in addition to writing this and other works (now lost), he also had a varied and …
The Ptolemies, Apogee and Collapse
The second volume of this ground-breaking trilogy covers the reigns of Ptolemy II, III, IV, V and VI, who between them reigned for a century. Ptolemy III's rule brought the …
Kings & Kingship in the Hellenistic World, 350-30 BC
The social and political aspects of ancient kingship are examined in this historical study of the Hellenistic period.For the crucial centuries between Alexander the Great and the …
The British Navy in the Baltic
A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century. This book presents a comprehensive overview of …
The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323-223 BC)
The Seleukid kingdom was the largest state in the world for a century and more between Alexander's death and the rise of Rome. It was ruled for all that time by a succession of …
Fall of Seleukid Empire 187-75 BC
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 …
Two Roman Revolutions
The disastrous reign of the Emperor Commodus, which saw a great expansion of the power of the emperor, eventually resulted in his asassination, but also in a civil war, which was …
Roman Conquests: Egypt and Judaea
Egypt was the last of the Macedonian Successor states to be swallowed up by Roman expansion. The Ptolemaic rulers had allied themselves to Rome while their rivals went down …
The Cities of Seleukid Syria
This book is the first detailed study of the foundation, history, government, growth and decline of the cities founded in Syria by Seleukos I in 301BC shortly after the time of …
The Amiens Truce: Britain and Bonaparte 1801 - 1803
A study of the hardening of British public opinion against Bonaparte and an examination of the events that caused it. In 1801 Britain and Bonaparte made an armistice, which became …
Hellenistic Phoenicia
The Phoenicians have long been known for their trading, colonizing, and seafaring skills, but their history has too often seemed to stop short at the time of Alexander the Great. …