The Fall of the Seleukid Empire, 187-75 BC torrent

The Fall of the Seleukid Empire, 187-75 BC - John D. Grainger [epub]

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 colourful conclusion to John Grainger's masterful account of this once-mighty empire.

The first part in the trilogy is The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323-223 BC): Seleukos I to Seleukos III. This was followed by The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III (223-187 BC).

John D. Grainger is a former teacher turned professional historian. He has over thirty books to his name, divided between classical history and modern British political and military history. His previous books for Pen & Sword are Hellenistic and Roman Naval Wars; Wars of the Maccabees; Traditional Enemies: Britain’s War with Vichy France 1940-42; Roman Conquests: Egypt and Judaea; Rome, Parthia and India: The Violent Emergence of a New World Order: 150-140 BC; a three-volume history of the Seleukid Empire and British Campaigns in the South Atlantic 1805-1807.

Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Pen and Sword (January 20, 2016)