Roman Conquests: Egypt and Judaea, Paperback - John D Grainger

Ptolemaic Egypt was last of the Macedonian Successor states to be swallowed up by the expansion of Roman power. Cleopatra, last of the Ptolemies, w...

John Grainger skilfully narrates the political and social developments, complex diplomacy and wars that marked the reigns of the first two Ptolemie...

Covers a fascinating, but neglected conflict. The Jewish Maccabean revolt and the brief Jewish independence under the Hasmonean dynasty.

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An important but neglected aspect of classical warfare. Covers technological, strategic and tactical developments from Alexander to the battle of A...

Analyses the Roman imperial succession and the failure to come up with an enduring, consistent system for selecting the next emperor.

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The only book available in English devoted to this subject. Narrates momentous yet neglected events: in 279 the Celtic Galatians invaded, defeated ...

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Identifies and narrates 40 sieges of the city that was Byzantion, then Constantinople and now Istanbul.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): J...

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Tells the history of this pivotal region, the doorway between Europe and Asia.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): John D GraingerIllustratio...

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Like the other volumes in this series, this book gives a clear narrative of the course of these wars

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Details the Roman army of the time and their enemies, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of both.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Ric...

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Michael SageIllustration(s): 8pp colour plates, and 6 b/w mapsNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2011...

Deserts, the Red Land, bracket the narrow strip of alluvial Black Land that borders the Nile. Networks of desert roads ascended to the high desert ...

This book is the result of 45 years of part-time research into the Shropshire Speake families. It describes the history of the author's family thro...

The third in the Roman Conquests series will cover Rome's first forays during the First and Second Punic Wars, then cover in detail her vindictive ...

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Roman military adventures (and misadventures) in the ancient Middle East remain one of the less understood and appreciated facets of Roman conquest...

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The Roman conquests of Macedonia in the 2nd century BC led directly to the extension of their authority over the troublesome tribes of Thrace to th...

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