Neptunus Maximus Maris Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Can anyone give me a list of good books on the Seluecid Empire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segestan Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 I suggest starting here; Story of the Nations--Alexanders Empire. Charles Rollins --Ancient History Seleucus like the rest of Diadochi' histories have been altered to fit the Western Allies Greek Views of Post-1912. Islam has also played a great role in attempting to alter historical facts. regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philhellene Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 (edited) Bickerman, E., "Institutions des S Edited February 19, 2006 by Philhellene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Michael Grant gives a basic survey in _From Alexander to Cleopatra_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philhellene Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Michael Grant - it`s a popular scientific literature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dalby Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Seleucus like the rest of Diadochi' histories have been altered to fit the Western Allies Greek Views of Post-1912. Islam has also played a great role in attempting to alter historical facts. We get round that, I suppose, by reading the ancient sources. The problem is that for the Seleucid period few survive. Arrian's history of the Diadochi (the succesors to Alexander) is lost, except in summary, and I know of no translation of that summary. Diodorus Siculus covers this period (available in Loeb) but only parts of his work survive. Polybius covered some of the early-to-middle Seleucid period, but his real focus was on Rome ... There is some gossipy Seleucid history in Athenaeus, but that means searching through Athenaeus (who is my favourite author, as it happens, but I'm a bit odd). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philhellene Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 You forgot "Syrian wars" of Appian, "History" of Livy, "Books of Maccabees", works of Josephus etc... And epigraphic sources... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dalby Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 You forgot "Syrian wars" of Appian, "History" of Livy, "Books of Maccabees", works of Josephus etc... And epigraphic sources... Yes, agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptunus Maximus Maris Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Thanks guys...I'm still looking for good books on Rome...I'm only still in highschool but plan to get my PhD in ancient history. I teach myself, my highschool classes suck....thanks though I'll be looking to buy some of those titles. Vale! Neptune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krackalackin Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Thanks guys...I'm still looking for good books on Rome...I'm only still in highschool but plan to get my PhD in ancient history. I teach myself, my highschool classes suck....thanks though I'll be looking to buy some of those titles. Vale! Neptune Good for you. I'm thinking of being a history teacher myself. Sorry you don't like your classes. I had some good teachers and we always used to BS about this and that. Teaching yourself is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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