Format:
1 online resource (465 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789004188310
Series Statement:
Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity Ser. v.320
Content:
The two-century long conflict over Syria between Seleukids and Ptolemies was the central diplomatic and military matter of the Hellinistic period. By examining it for the first time in detail, its importance can at last be seen.
Content:
Intro -- Maps -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Prologue: Syria's Importance Revealed -- Chapter One. Syria Divided -- Chapter Two. Cold War -- Chapter Three.The New Kings, and the First Syrian War -- Chapter Four. Competitive Developing -- Chapter Five. The Second Syrian War -- Chapter Six. Increasing Strains -- Chapter Seven.The Third War, the 'War of Laodike' -- Chapter Eight. The Seleukid Collapse -- Chapter Nine. The Fourth War -- Chapter Ten. The Reversal, the Ptolemaic Collapse -- Chapter Eleven. The Fifth War, the Triumph of Antiochos III -- Chapter Twelve. Changing Priorities -- Chapter Thirteen. The Sixth War, and the 'Day of Eleusis' -- Chapter Fourteen. Mutual Troubles and a New Agenda -- Chapter Fifteen. The Seventh War, the Triumph of Ptolemy Philometor -- Chapter Sixteen. The Legacy of Philometor -- Chapter Seventeen. The Eighth War, the Last Chance for Union -- Chapter Eighteen. The Ninth, and Last,War -- Epilogue: the Ambition of Kleopatra VII -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Blank Page.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004180505
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789004180505
Language:
English
URL:
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