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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 …
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. …
The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III
Grainger's latest edition demonstrates that the Seleukid kingdom was still one of the great powers of the ancient world after Magnesia.The second volume in John Grainger's history …
Ptolemies, Rise of a Dynasty
“Thoroughly ‘reader friendly’ in organization and presentation . . . an ideal introduction to the creation and rise of the Ptolemaic era of Egypt.” —Midwest Book Review In this …
The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III, 223-187 BC
The second volume in John Grainger's history of the Seleukid Empire is devoted to the reign of Antiochus III. Too often remembered only as the man who lost to the Romans at …
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 …
The Fall of the 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 …
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 …
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. …
Syrian Influences in the Roman Empire to AD 300
The study of Syria as a Roman province has been neglected by comparison with equivalent geographical regions such as Italy, Egypt, Greece and even Gaul. It was, however, one of 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 …
The Cities of Pamphylia
Pamphylia, in modern Turkey, was a Greek country from the early Iron Age until the Middle Ages. In that land there were nine cities which can be described more or less as Greek, …