The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III, 223187 BC [Paperback]

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 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 Magnesia, Antiochus is here revealed as one of the most powerful and capable rulers of the age. Having emerged from civil war in 223 as the sole survivor of the Seleukid dynasty, he shouldered the burdens of a weakened and divided realm. Though defeated by Egypt in the Fourth Syrian War, he gradually restored full control over the empire. His great Eastern campaign took Macedonian arms back to India for the first time since Alexander's day and, returning west, he went on to conquer Thrace and finally wrest Syria from Ptolemaic control. Then came intervention in Greece and the clash with Rome leading to the defeat at Magnesia and the restrictive Peace of Apamea. Despite this, Antiochus remained ambitious, campaigning in the East again; when he died in 187 BC the empire was still one of the most powerful states in the world.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 Magnesia, Antiochus is here revealed as one of the most powerful and capable rulers of the age.2nd part in groundbreaking three-part history of Seleukid Empire.Narrates the heyday of the Seleukid empire, then the largest state in the world, and beginning of their decline.Antiochus the Great was one of the most powerful rulers in the ancient world.Covers all Antiochus many campaigns and battles, including the colossal battle of Raphia and the fateful clash with Rome at Magnesia.Demonstrates that the Seleukid kingdom was still one of the great powers of the ancient world after Magnesia.Very authoritative author.This edition includes minor revisions and an updated bibliography.GB