Roman Conquests: Asia Minor, Syria and Armenia
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Roman Conquests: Asia Minor, Syria and Armenia

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  2. English
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Roman Conquests: Asia Minor, Syria and Armenia

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An eminent historian examines ancient Roman warfare in West Asia in this authoritative and engaging chronicle.
As the Romans conquered Greece and Macedonia, they were drawn east by a powerful new rival, the Seleucid Empire. Soon Roman armies were crossing into Asia for the first time, facing the most powerful Hellenistic state to be created by the successors of Alexander.
Though Rome defeated the Seleucids at the epic battle of Magnesia in 190 BC, other states came to the fore as challengers. In the 1st century BC, Rome's grip on its Asian provinces was shattered by the onslaught of Mithridates VI of Pontus, Rome's most enduring foe. After many reversals, Mithridates was eventually overcome. But these wars in turn led to conflict with Armenia.
In this edition of the Roman Conquests series, Richard Evans gives a clear narrative of the course of these wars, explaining how the Roman military evolved in the face of new enemies and unfamiliar terrain. This volume draws on Dr. Evans' expertise in the relationship between topography and ancient events and specifically his original research into the battlefield of Magnesia.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Plates
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. Maps
  9. Abbreviations
  10. Chapter 1: Roman Interest in Asia Minor and the East
  11. Chapter 2: The Seleucids of Syria
  12. Chapter 3: The States of Asia Minor
  13. Chapter 4: Rome and Antiochus III
  14. Chapter 5: From Magnesia to the 'Asian Vespers'
  15. Chapter 6: Mithridates VI Eupator - The First War
  16. Chapter 7: The Adventure of Murena
  17. Chapter 8: The Third Mithridatic War
  18. Chapter 9: Mithridates on the Run
  19. Chapter 10: Mithridates and Pompey the Great
  20. Chapter 11: Pompey's Settlement of Asia Minor and Syria
  21. Appendix 1: The Ancient Sources
  22. Appendix 2: Chronology of the Mithridatic Wars
  23. Notes
  24. Select Bibliography
  25. Index