Nikolaus Leo Overtoom

Reign of Arrows

The Rise of the Parthian Empire in the Hellenistic Middle East

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9780197680223
• ISBN-10: 0197680224
• Artikelnr.: 66166235

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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