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Seleucus was the son of antiochus, a general of philip ii of macedonia, the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As with the other major hellenistic armies, the seleucid army fought primarily in the grecomacedonian style, with its main body being the phalanx. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns cambridge classical studies by barkochva, bezalel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The first part of the book discusses the numerical strength of the armies, their sources of manpower, the contingents of the regular army, their equipment and historical development, the chain of command, training and discipline. When our scouts first reported the seleucid army on the move from their capital, they had estimated sixty thousand infantry, three thousand cataphract cavalry, and a hundred elephant cavalry. The seleucid army has the largest army, and has the best cavalry, eventually developing cataphracts to support the phalanx. This is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. The seleucid army was the army of the seleucid empire, one of the numerous hellenistic states that emerged after the death of alexander the great as with the other major hellenistic armies, the seleucid army fought primarily in the grecomacedonian style, with its main body being the phalanx. May 08, 2015 in this episode angus is joined by josho brouwers, mark mccaffery and marc desantis. Place a marker for each army on the movement track. Nov 23, 2014 the seleucids were powerful but they had a number of problems. Iranian historythe seleucids wikibooks, open books for.

On the right wing the ptolemaic forces under john completely routed the seleucid left wing troops. With his huge army he aimed to establish the seleucid empire as the foremost power in. You will have to coax the seleucids into an attack with your camel archers to get them to attack, otherwise they will just sit there. As the game ended both sides were still locked in combat, but the seleucid guard cavalry were about to flank the last reserve of the ptolemaic army.

An army was sent, and in the ensuing battle, judah was slain 161 bce. After the death of alexander, seleucus was nominated as the satrap of babylon in 320 bce. Seleucid army, emerged after the breakup of the empire of alexander the great. History of macedonia the ancient kingdom of greece jose daniel cabrera pena, macedonian war elephants a wee bit larger than they would have been in real life, but still an amazing illustration. Wab successors overview army lists and guidance for the successors the successor of alexander the great wab supplement covers the following armies. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns cambridge classical studies reissue by barkochva, bezalel isbn. Adopting the titles king of asia and great king, the macedonian rulers of the seleucid dynasty laid claim to the territory of the former achaemenid empire during the hellenistic period. For one, antiochus iii attacked roman allies in greece and asia minor and in the war that followed were defeated and had crippling peace terms.

At its height it stretched from the aegean sea to northern india, but it steadily lost territory and prestige. On the seleucid left, they were eventually totally routed. Taking in the bulk of alexander the greats asian conquests, the seleucid empire. In the struggles following the death of alexander the great, he rose from governor of babylon to king of an empire centring on syria and iran. For the ptolemaic army, all we have is a mail shirt worn on one of the seventeen sidon stelae, a low. However, the king of armenia, tigranes the great, invaded and took control of syria in 83 bce. Battered by the rising power of parthia, bullied by the established power of rome, the seleuc. Although some of the hellenistic kingdoms proved to be powerful in their own rights especially ptolemaic egypt and the seleucid empire, which encompassed all of mesopotamia, most of the levant, and much of persia during its height no single kingdom ever proved to be dominant.

This was the last time that a seleucid ruler dared to invade the parthian empire. Sidetus was killed on the way and was succeeded by demetrius. Ive played a bit as macedon, usually have about 56 pikes per army, then some flanking infantry hoplitesthureos spears and swords, cav and skirmishers usually try to go for a mix of slingsarchers and peltasts, but the seleucid s syrian heavy archers look pretty good so id probably go mostly with them and just 12 peltasts for close up. But the successors armies like the seleucid army had a different mission. Seleucid definition is a member of a greek dynasty ruling syria and at various times other asian territories from 312 b. The parni carved the parthian empire out of the eastern persian provinces. He ruled from the years 161 to 143 bc where he can be found on the bible timeline chart with history. Seleucus i nicator founded it following the division of the macedonian empire. Was the ancient seleucid army a powerful fighting force. Well, after finishing a roman campaign about a month ago, i started a new one with the seleucid last week. I expected a bit of a challenge but i got absolutely crushed, every single nation which bordered me decided to declare war, the only 2 nations which didnt were media and sardes. If youre using a pc or mac you can read this ebook online in a web browser, without downloading anything or installing software. Media in category maps of the seleucid empire the following 90 files are in this category, out of 90 total.

Here the sons of shimon maccabee yochanan and yehuda defeated the seleucid army for the last time. From laconian war to seleucid war i weapons and warfare. Xyston some of their macedonians are creeping up the scale, but generaly ok to mix with others. Oct 22, 2019 the seleucid empire began to crumble after 100 bce and was finally toppled by rome through the efforts of its general pompey the great l. Jens jakobsson, 2004 the hellenistic period is one of the most controversial in the history of iran. Seleucid army composition tactics total war forums. Seleucid officer of the royal guard koryvantes association. They have all the later seleucid troops based on the dapnae parade, the sculptures themselves are heavily inspired by the colour plates of the book the seleucid army by nick sekunda. The ancient israelites, led by judas maccabeus, did vanquish the oppressor antiochus but greek rule would only be shaken off 20 years later under judas younger brother. This was the definite end of the hellenistic period in iran. The seleucid army was the army of the seleucid empire, one of the numerous hellenistic states that emerged after the death of alexander the great. Seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc volume 1. Seleucid palestine on the eve of the maccabean revolt 167161 bce.

Soon afterwards antiochus was defeated by the romans, which severely weakened the seleucids and allowed parthia to maintain its freedom from the seleucids. Know the overall place and significance of the seleucid mauryan war in the indian. Jan 12, 2018 the seleucid war against the jews written. The remnants of the kingdom were eventually incorporated into roman territory as the province of syria in 64 bce. The seleucid dynastic wars were a series of wars of succession that were fought between competing branches of the seleucid royal household for control of the seleucid empire.

The seleucid empire did survive till 65 bc but its power was greatly reduced and its influence felt only in syria. The seleucid army organization and tactics in the great. In ancient greece, jonathan of maccabees was regarded as the head of the hasmonean dynasty in the land of judea. Jonathan of maccabees amazing bible timeline with world. The seleucid war against the jews the new american. Im having a blast with this faction, it has a very nice unit roster. The seleucid empire was a hellenistic state ruled by the seleucid dynasty which existed from. It is said that chandragupta fielded an army of 600,000 men and 9,000 war. Spyridon bakas the army of alexander was an army made for campaigns, conquests and dedicated to the purpose of continuous expansion. Seleucid officer of the royal guard middle 3rd century b.

The seleucids were powerful but they had a number of problems. Rushing a tier 3 barracks and making an entire legion of royal peltasts will slaughter any army for. The parthian army pursued the remainder of the seleucid army back into syria. Antiochus occupied parthias capital at hecatompylus, then pushed into hyrcania before arsaces ii recognized seleucid authority.

Today we refer to these events as the maccabean revolt, named after the jewish leader, judah maccabee. Seleucus, who eventually acquired the epithet nicator was not a prime. The battle is definatly not easy, as they have elephants and. Lying down, they were still low enough that they were hidden by the tall grass covering the area but could be stood upright in just a few moments by the crew. The greek or macedonian dynasties were never fully accepted as more than occupants, and in hindsight their reign has been neglected. Taking in the bulk of alexander the greats asian conquests, the seleucid empire encompassed remarkable ethnic, religious, and linguistic diversity. Certainly the price is hard to beat as if you belong to the old glory army you get 40% off the regular price. Relying on guerrilla tactics the growing insurrection repeatedly took on the sophisticated might of the seleucid army with mixed, but generally successful, results, establishing the maccabees as the hasmonean dynasty of rulers over a oncemore independent israel. The seleucid empire was a hellenistic kingdom, founded by seleucus i nicator, and ruled by the seleucid dynasty from 312 to 63 bce. This army list covers seleucid forces from the end of alexanders funeral games to the abolition of the dynasty by pompey. December 20 edited december 20 in general discussion.

Mar 21, 2019 the seleucid army by bezalel barkochva, 1976, cambridge university press edition, in english. The first part of the book discusses the numerical strength of the armies. The seleukid empire, the principal successorstate of the empire of alexander the great, endured for over 200 years and stretched, at its peak, from the mediterranean to the borders of india. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The early seleucid rulers implemented policies to encourage a homogeneous empire which blended hellenistic cultural values with those of the near east. This army list covers roman armies the reforms of marius until those of augustus. The seleucid army by bezalel barkochva, 1976, cambridge university press edition, in english. The respective time periods of 320280bc, 279205bc, 204167bc and 16683bc puts them in a position to fight several of the armies from my greek city states collection, the romans and even the spartans or thracians. Antiochus defeated an egyptian army but was forced to withdraw by the threat of a powerful roman army. The seleucid kingdom, now confined to syria, was beset by recurrent civil wars. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.

As the seleucid army was reducing the ptolemaic garrisons of syrian cities, ptolemy proposed a four month truce. I have a standard army composition for all of my pikehoplite based campaigns, although its a little different for egypt and the selucids. Illustrated military history free download as pdf file. From laconian war to seleucid war i posted on november 11, 2016 by msw the romans had originally gone to war to prevent philip and antiochus tearing apart the ptolemaic empire between them. In the battle when you first attack the seleucid army at the start, there is a steep hill where you can hide your guerillas and deploy slingers. Seleucid light troops are not as good quality as some. Id really appreciate some help on how to survive the seleucid campaign. Montvert seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc 1 the seleucid army free download as pdf file.

The army of antiochus iii seleucus was an officer of alexander the great, commander of the elite infantry corps in the macedonian army, the shieldbearers hypaspistai, later known as the silvershields. Each army gets all of its starting forces, commanded by the general at the top of its list. Such as its weakness that it was largely ignored by both sides in the long wars between the romans and mithridates of pontus 8865 bce. Gripping beast produce high quality 28mm metal and plastic miniatures for painting and playing, from different eras which include vikings, saxons, saga and from the first crusade. Arsaces ii died in 191 bc and was succeeded by phriapatius. The seleucid army organization and tacfics in the great campaigns bezalel barkochva senior lecturer in hellenistic and ancient jewish history telaviv university. Download the book 1 the land of the elephant kings. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. At the battle of raphia in 217 bc, the army of antiochus iii had within. Seleucus i nicator founded it following the division of the macedonian empire vastly expanded by alexander the great. Downloads by country last 12 months archive staff only.

Which cavalry, which archers, which swordsmen and which hoplites should i recruit. Bc reflections on the monetization of the seleucid economy. The seleucid empire was a hellenistic state ruled by the seleucid dynasty. Montvert seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc 1. Too often remembered only as the man who lost to the romans at magnesia, antiochus is here revealed as one of the most powerful and capable rulers of the age. Beginning as a byproduct of several succession crises that arose from the reigns of seleucus iv philopator and his brother antiochus iv epiphanes in the 170s and 160s, the wars typified the final years of the empire and. His name means diplomat this primarily alluded to his main trait as described in maccabees.

Seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc volume 1 free download as pdf file. Macedonian and seleucid power had been clearly eclipsed by rome and there was further seleucid disintegration. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns cambridge classical studies barkochva, bezalel on. Achaios, the son of andromachos, was a kinsman and general of seleukos iii keraunos and antiochos iii megas. For the seleucid army, its use is attested only in i maccabees 6. The second volume in john graingers history of the seleukid empire is devoted to the reign of antiochus iii. Organisation and tactics in the great campaigns cambridge classical studies by. The answers illuminate the expansion of hellenism as we learn how the seleucid army was used as a military, social and cultural instrument to impose the rule of the dynasty over the vast regions of the empire and how it helped to shape. Find information about seleucid mauryan war, its venue, year, reasons, winner, loser and aftermath of the battle. I ordered a pack of elephants and cataphracts from old glory to see how they compare. The chanukah map sites of the maccabees 166161 bce. The game tells you a seleucid campaign will have a normal difficulty level when it starts out so i fired up a very hard campaign. The last remaining seleucid kings only controlled everdecreasing parts of syria. The army is designed to cover all four seleucid lists from ii19a to ii19d.

Seleucus i nicator, macedonian army officer who founded the seleucid kingdom. The second part reconstructs the great campaigns in order to examine. Werlin in modern judaism, the holiday of chanukah celebrates the victorious revolt of the jews against the seleucid greeks in 167164 bce before the common era bc. For those guys i usually go with 4 pikes, 6 swordsman, 3 ballista, cavalry gneeral, 2 elephants, 2 units of archers, and 2 units of cavalry.

The rest of the leaderless army was shattered or put into the parthian ranks. The empire founded by seleucus, one of the heirgenerals of alexander the great, was entering a prolonged death spiral by 167 bce, when revolt erupted in judaea. He is best known for his rebellion against antiochos iii, which allowed him to become. Seleucid army ancient warfare, classical antiquity, ancient war. A lot of gold was spread around to recruit and train these men to meet the experienced seleucid army on an equal footing. For the first time, visitors will be able to walk through an ancient athenian neighborhood that survived from classical to byzantine times.