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Rome, Parthia and India: The Violent Emergence of a New World Order 150-140BC
John D. Grainger
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Hardback. Narrates the seismic events of this dramatic decade of warfare that recast the map of the ancient world. Shows how wars raging from India to North Africa were interconnected. Puts Roman expansion in wider context Num Pages: 219 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
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. These two divided the western world between them until the Arab conquests in the seventh century AD. These wars have generally been treated separately, but they ... Read more
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. These two divided the western world between them until the Arab conquests in the seventh century AD. These wars have generally been treated separately, but they ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
515g
Number of Pages
219
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848848252
SKU
V9781848848252
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About John D. Grainger
John D Grainger, a former teacher, is a well established historian with around two-dozen previous works across various periods including: The Battle of Yorktown, 1781: A Reassessment (Boydell); The Battle for Palestine 1917 (Boydell) and Alexander the Great Failure (Hambledon Continuum, 2006). This is his fourth book for Pen & Sword's ancient list.
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