The Syrian wars / by John D. Grainger.

Author/creator Grainger, John D., 1939-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill,
Descriptionxvii, 447 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
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SeriesMnemosyne 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [421]-430) and index.
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LCCN 2009043295
ISBN9789004180505 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9004180508 (hardback : alk. paper)