The Syrian wars / by John D. Grainger.
| Author/creator | Grainger, John D., 1939- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, |
| Description | xvii, 447 p. : maps ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Series | Mnemosyne supplements, 0169-8958 ; v. 320. History and archaeology of classical antiquity Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 320. ^A492133 Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity. ^A1128320 |
| Contents | Prologue: Syria's importance revealed -- Syria divided -- Cold war -- The new kings, and the first Syrian war -- Competitive developing -- The second Syrian war -- Increasing strains -- The third war, the 'War of Laodike' -- The Seleukid collapse -- The fourth war -- The reversal, the Ptolemaic collapse -- The fifth war, the triumph of Antiochos III -- Changing priorities -- The sixth war, and the 'day of Eleusis' -- Mutual troubles and a new agenda -- The seventh war, the triumph of Ptolemy Philometor -- The legacy of Philometor -- The eighth war, the last chance for union -- The ninth, and last, war. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-430) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009043295 |
| ISBN | 9789004180505 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9004180508 (hardback : alk. paper) |