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  • The Ptolemies, Apogee & Collapse

    Ptolemiac Egypt 246–146 BC

    by John D. Grainger ...
    The Second part of this ground-breaking trilogy covers the reigns of Ptolemy III, Ptolemy IV, Ptolemy V and Ptolemy VI. The second volume of this ground-breaking trilogy covers the reigns of Ptolemy II, III, IV, V and VI, who between them reigned for a century. Ptolemy III's rule brought the acquisition of Cyrenaica (through marriage) and territorial gains in Syria, the Aegean, Asia Minor and ... Read more

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  • The Galatians

    Celtic Invaders of Greece and Asia Minor

    by John D. Grainger ...
    A historian of the ancient world examines the epic rise and fall of the Celtic tribes who invaded the Mediterranean and lands further east.The eastern Celtic tribes, known to the Greeks as Galatians, exploited the waning of Macedonian power after Alexander the Great's death to launch increasingly ambitious raids and expeditions into the Balkans. In 279 BC they launched a major invasion, defeating ... Read more

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  • The Fall of the Seleukid Empire, 187–75 BC

    by John D. Grainger ...
    Third in the trilogy of the ancient Greek dynasty. "In Grainger's account, the fall of the Seleukid is as enlightening as the rise."—Minerva MagazineThe 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 ... Read more

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  • The Rise of the Seleukid Empire, 323–223 BC

    by John D. Grainger ...
    The first of three books on the ancient Greek dynasty "reads with the pull of a novel and shows how the new Empire rose and fell."—FiretrenchThe Seleukid kingdom was the largest state in the world for a century and more between Alexander's death and the rise of Rome. The first king, Seleukos I, established a pattern of rule which was unusually friendly towards his subjects, and his policies ... Read more

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  • The Wars of the Maccabees

    by John D. Grainger ...
    An "extraordinary" account of the wars conducted by and against the Maccabean family of rulers in Palestine in the second and first centuries BC ( Midwest Book Review ).By the early second century BC, Israel had long been under the rule of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. But the policy of deliberate Hellenization and suppression of Jewish religious practices by Antiochus IV, sparked a revolt in ... Read more

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  • Antipater's Dynasty

    Alexander the Great's Regent and his Successors

    by John D. Grainger ...
    " A compelling review of Antipater and his family . . . A gripping story of a real game of thrones" from the author of the Seleukid Empire trilogy ( Firetrench).Antipater was a key figure in the rise of Macedon under Philip II and instrumental in the succession of Alexander III (the Great). Alexander entrusted Antipater with ruling Macedon in his long absence and he defeated the Spartans in 331 ... Read more

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  • Roman Conquests: Egypt & Judæa

    by John D. Grainger ...
    Series series Roman Conquests
    Egypt was the last of the Macedonian Successor states to be swallowed up by Roman expansion. The Ptolemaic rulers had allied themselves to Rome while their rivals went down fighting. However, Cleopatra's famous love affair with Marc Antony ensured she was on the wrong side of the Roman civil war between him and Octavian (later to become Caesar Augustus). After the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at ... Read more

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  • The Ptolemies, Rise of a Dynasty

    Ptolemaic Egypt 330–246 BC

    by John D. Grainger ...
    "Thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation . . . an ideal introduction to the creation and rise of the Ptolemaic era of Egypt." — Midwest Book ReviewIn this first volume of his trilogy on the Ptolemies, John Grainger explains how Ptolemy I established the dynasty's power in Egypt in the wake of Alexander the Great's death. Egypt had been independent for most of the fourth ... Read more

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  • Rome, Parthia & India

    The Violent Emergence of a New World Order, 150–140 BC

    by John D. Grainger ...
    Between 152 and 138 BC a series of wars from Africa to India produced a radically new geopolitical situation. In 150 Rome was confined to the western Mediterranean, and the largest state was the Seleukid empire. By 140 Rome had spread to the borders of Asia Minor and the Seleukid empire was confined to Syria. The new great power in the Middle East was Parthia, stretching from Babylonia to Baktria. ... Read more

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  • The Straits from Troy to Constantinople

    The Ancient History of the Dardanelles, Sea of Marmara & Bosporos

    by John D. Grainger ...
    The fascinating history of this pivotal region from the Trojan War to Byzantion's refounding as Constantinople, the new capital of the Roman Empire.In ancient times, the series of waterways now known as the Turkish Straits, comprising the Dardanelles (or Hellespont), Sea of Marmara and the Bosporus, formed both a divide and a bridge between Europe and Asia. Its western and eastern entrances were ... Read more

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  • Climate Change: An Archaeological Study

    How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Responded to Global Warming

    by John D. Grainger ...
    How prehistoric humans coped with the end of the last Ice Age—and catastrophic global warming.Global warming is among the most urgent problems facing the world today. Yet many commentators, and even some scientists, discuss it with reference only to the changing climate of the last century or so. John Grainger takes a longer view and draws on the archaeological evidence to show how our ancestors ... Read more

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  • The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III, 223–187 BC

    by John D. Grainger ...
    Brings to life "a major figure in the Hellenistic World . . . in his own right, rather than as just another stepping stone during Rome's rise" (HistoryOfWar.org).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 ... Read more

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