" From minor nomadic tribe to major world empire, the story of the Parthians' success in the
ancient world is nothing short of remarkable. In their early history, the Parthians benefitted …

Before Roman legions crossed the Strait of Messina, Carthage had been the preeminent
power in the western Mediterranean. During the First and Second Punic Wars, the city …

Examining the evolution of kingship in the Ancient Near East from the time of the Sumerians
to the rise of the Seleucids in Babylon, this book argues that the Sumerian emphasis on the …

Alexander is a product of later ages. The surviving literary sources—Diodorus Siculus,
Quintus Curtius Rufus, Plutarch, Arrian, Justin—all wrote under the Roman Empire, from …

Alexander the Great's conquests ushered in the Hellenistic era throughout the ancient
Mediterranean and Middle East. In this period, the Seleucids, one of most successful of the …

This collection of essays contains a state of the field discussion about the nature of revolt
and resistance in the ancient world. While it does not cover the entire ancient world, it does …

Until his death in 4 BCE, Herod the Great's monarchy included territories that once made up
the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. Although he ruled over a rich, strategically crucial land …

The Hellenistic Empires that emerged in the aftermath of the Macedonian conquest of the
Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330) laid the foundation for the connectivity of Asia …

Zealot hareketi, Provincia Iudaea'da Roma egemenliğine karşı isyan eden radikal
Yahudilerin hareketidir. Iudaea'nın seksen yıllık bağımsızlık deneyiminin ardından Roma …

Ancient accounts of battle often neglected the role of lightly-armed infantry, presenting the
deeds of the heavy infantry, such as Greek hoplites or Roman legionaries, or dashing …