Lyssna när som helst, var som helst

Kliv in i en oändlig värld av stories

  • 1 miljon stories
  • Hundratals nya stories varje vecka
  • Få tillgång till exklusivt innehåll
  • Avsluta när du vill
Starta erbjudandet
SE - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Rome, Parthia & India: The Violent Emergence of a New World Order, 150–140 BC

Språk
Engelska
Format
Kategori

Historia

Between 152 and 138 BC a series of wars from Africa to India produced a radically new geopolitical situation. In 150 Rome was confined to the western Mediterranean, and the largest state was the Seleukid empire. By 140 Rome had spread to the borders of Asia Minor and the Seleukid empire was confined to Syria. The new great power in the Middle East was Parthia, stretching from Babylonia to Baktria. These two divided the western world between them until the Arab conquests in the seventh century AD.These wars have generally been treated separately, but they were connected. The crisis began in Syria with the arrival of the pretender Alexander Balas; his example was copied by Andriskos in Macedon, formerly in Seleukid service; the reaction of Rome to defiance in Macedon, Greece and Africa produced conquest and destruction. The preoccupation of Seleukid kings with holding on to their thrones allowed Mithradates I of Parthia to conquer Iran and Babylonia, and in Judaea an insurrection was partly successful. Mithradates was able conquer in part because his other enemy, Baktria, was preoccupied with the nomad invasions which led to the destruction of Ai Khanum. One of the reasons for the nomad success in Baktria was the siphoning off of Greek strength into India, where a major expedition in these very years breifly conquered and sacked the old Indian imperial capital of Pataliputra.In the process the great cities of Carthage, Corinth, Ai Khanum, and Pataliputra were destroyed, while Antioch and Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris were extensively damaged. John Grainger's lucid narrative shows how these seismic events, stretching from India to the Western Meditteranean, interconnected to recast the ancient world.

© 2013 Praetorian Press (E-bok): 9781473830134

Utgivningsdatum

E-bok: 8 oktober 2013

Andra gillade också ...

  1. Emperor: A New Life of Charles V Geoffrey Parker
  2. Defending Heaven: China's Mongol Wars, 1209–1370: China's Mongol Wars, 1209-1370 James Waterson
  3. A History of Fascism, 1914–1945 Stanley G. Payne
  4. Orchestration: China's Economic Statecraft Across Asia and Europe James Reilly
  5. The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes: The Ancient World Economy and the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia and Han China Raoul McLaughlin
  6. The Silk Road: A New History Valerie Hansen
  7. Iran: A Modern History Abbas Amanat
  8. The Last Great War of Antiquity James Howard-Johnston
  9. Vietnam: An Epic History of a Divisive War 1945-1975 Max Hastings
  10. Greece Against Rome: The Fall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms 250–31 BC Philip Matyszak
  11. The Scythian Empire: Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China Christopher I. Beckwith
  12. The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War Mark E. Stille
  13. The Invention of China Bill Hayton
  14. A Brief History of Indonesia: Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation Tim Hannigan
  15. The Theft of India : The European Conquests of India, 1498-1765 Roy Moxham
  16. Games without Rules: The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan Tamim Ansary
  17. Understanding Iran: Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei William R. Polk
  18. Imprudent King: A New Life of Philip II Geoffrey Parker
  19. Reimagining Pakistan - Transforming A Dysfunctional Nuclear State Husain Haqqani
  20. The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir John Bolton
  21. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 Max Hastings
  22. Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History Nur Masalha
  23. Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes, and Empires Tim Mackintosh-Smith
  24. The Six-Day War: The Breaking of the Middle East Guy Laron
  25. Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Herbert P. Bix
  26. Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization Richard Miles
  27. The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England Dan Jones
  28. The Thirty-Year Genocide: Turkey's Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894-1924: Turkey’s Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894–1924 Benny Morris
  29. The Cold War's Killing Fields: Rethinking the Long Peace Paul Thomas Chamberlin
  30. The Assyrian Empire’s Capitals: The History and Legacy of Nineveh, Assur, and Nimrud Charles River Editors
  31. Sparta: Rise of a Warrior Nation Philip Matyszak
  32. The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe Barry Cunliffe
  33. Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650 Carlos M. N. Eire
  34. Ukraine: Birth of a Modern Nation Serhy Yekelchyk
  35. Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt Barbara Mertz
  36. Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History Robert D. Kaplan
  37. Lancaster and York Alison Weir
  38. The Habsburg Empire: A New History Pieter M. Judson
  39. How the Old World Ended: The Anglo-Dutch-American Revolution 1500-1800 Jonathan Scott
  40. Stalin as Revolutionary 1879-1929: A Study in History and Personality Robert C. Tucker
  41. The Making of Oliver Cromwell Ronald Hutton
  42. Imperial Germany and War, 1871-1918 Richard L. DiNardo
  43. Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World J.C. Sharman
  44. Scotland: A History from Earliest Times Alistair Moffat

Därför kommer du älska Storytel:

  • 1 miljon stories

  • Lyssna och läs offline

  • Exklusiva nyheter varje vecka

  • Kids Mode (barnsäker miljö)

Populäraste valet

Premium

Lyssna och läs ofta.

169 kr /månad
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timmar/månad

  • Exklusivt innehåll varje vecka

  • Avsluta när du vill

  • Obegränsad lyssning på podcasts

Starta erbjudandet

Unlimited

Lyssna och läs obegränsat.

229 kr /månad
  • 1 konto

  • Lyssna obegränsat

  • Exklusivt innehåll varje vecka

  • Avsluta när du vill

  • Obegränsad lyssning på podcasts

Starta erbjudandet

Family

Dela stories med hela familjen.

Från 239 kr/månad
  • 2-6 konton

  • 100 timmar/månad för varje konto

  • Exklusivt innehåll varje vecka

  • Avsluta när du vill

  • Obegränsad lyssning på podcasts

2 konton

239 kr /månad
Starta erbjudandet

Flex

Lyssna och läs ibland – spara dina olyssnade timmar.

99 kr /månad
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timmar/månad

  • Spara upp till 100 olyssnade timmar

  • Exklusivt innehåll varje vecka

  • Avsluta när du vill

  • Obegränsad lyssning på podcasts

Starta erbjudandet