Seleukos Nikator (Routledge Revivals)

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. In this biography, such a 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.

Autorentext

Grainger, John D

Inhalt

1. Child and Soldier 2. Commander and Betrayer 3. Satrap and Fugitive 4. Admiral and Satrap 5. General and Victor 6. Conqueror and King 7. Victor and Organiser 8. Diplomat and Ruler 9. Diplomacy and Defence 10. Victor and Victim 11. Reconqueror 12. Saviour; Appendix; Abbreviations; notes; Bibliography; Genealogies; Maps; Index