Seleukos Nikator (Routledge Revivals): Constructing a Hellenistic Kingdom

John D Grainger

ISBN 10: 0415743990 / ISBN 13: 9780415743990

Published by Routledge, 2013

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268 pages. 8.75x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Seleukos Nikator (Routledge Revivals): Constructing a Hellenistic Kingdom
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415743990
• ISBN 13: 9780415743990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.48 kilograms

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Synopsis

Following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his commanders, Seleukos Nikator, rose over a period of forty years from being a landless refugee to the most successful of the Successor kings. This biography, first published in 1990, makes use of both historical and archaeological sources to trace the stages of Seleukos’ life as he added province to province, kingdom to kingdom, gradually building an empire which stretched from India to Greece and founding a state which lasted for the next two centuries.

This strangely neglected figure in ancient history emerges as a modestly proficient general, an excellent strategist, a consummate diplomat, and an inventive and constructive ruler, the diversity of his empire demanding intelligence of a high order to hold it together. Seleukos Nikator will be of interest to students of ancient history and the politics of the Hellenistic world.

About the Author

Grainger, John D