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Beschreibung
From minor nomadic tribe to major world empire, the story of the Parthians' success in the ancient world is nothing short of remarkable. Reign of Arrows provides the first comprehensive study dedicated entirely to early Parthian history and the first comprehensive effort to evaluate early Parthian political history since 1938.
From minor nomadic tribe to major world empire, the story of the Parthians' success in the ancient world is nothing short of remarkable. Reign of Arrows provides the first comprehensive study dedicated entirely to early Parthian history and the first comprehensive effort to evaluate early Parthian political history since 1938.
Über den Autor
Nikolaus Leo Overtoom is the Assistant Professor in Ancient History at Washington State University. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on subjects such as the image of Alexander the Great, ancient imperialism and propaganda, ancient international relations, ancient militarism, the formation of the Parthian state, and Parthian interactions with the Greeks and Romans. His current research focuses on the historiography of the Parthian Empire, Parthian militarism and logistics, and the chaotic international relations of Hellenistic states within the Near East in the first century BCE.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface

  • Acknowledgements

  • Timeline

  • Greek and Roman Literary Sources

  • Genealogical Table of the Early Arsacids

  • Parthian Kings and Select Coins

  • Maps

  • Introduction

  • Chapter 1 - From Migrants to Masters of the Middle East

  • Chapter 2 - The Emergence of the Parthian State

  • Chapter 3 - The Empire Strikes Back

  • Chapter 4 - The Fall of Bactria, the Rise of Parthia

  • Chapter 5 - The Climax of the Seleucid-Parthian Rivalry

  • Chapter 6 - Parthian Hegemony

  • Bibliography

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780197680223
ISBN-10: 0197680224
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Overtoom, Nikolaus Leo
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 160 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Nikolaus Leo Overtoom
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.12.2022
Gewicht: 0,535 kg
Artikel-ID: 125696248

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