Seleucid and Arsacid Studies, A Progress Report on Developments in Source Research

Krakow: Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 24x17 cm. ISBN: 83-88857-62-2 Description: hardback, jacket, 103 pp. (24x17cm), map Condition: very good Weight: 350g. I. Iran during the formation of the Hellenistic State. A source analysis II. The weakness of the Seleucid Kingdom: satrap rebellions and Scythian and Celtic invasions III. A critique of Arrian's account of the origins of the Arsacid Parthian State. The role of Strabo and Justin IV. New sources from Iran and Babylonia for Seleucid and Arsacid history, and their significance for the reconstruction of the historical developments V. Central Asia, its links and role in the shaping of the new Hellenistic order in the Near East VI. Seleucid setbacks in the struggle against the Arsacids, and the Seleucid anti-Arsacid propaganda campaign VII. A reconstruction of the process of disintegration of Seleucid power in Iran in the 3rd century BC VIII. The historicity of Arsaces I and his invasion of Iran IX. The peoples of Central Asia, their cultural level and reaction to the Macedonian imperialist threat X. The Arsacids and the Hellenistic world: a critique of some recent opinions XI. Source analysis and criticism. New grounds for a chronology of the disintegration of Seleucid power in Iran and its causes XII. The Arsacids and the Iranian world: policies and reform III. Seleucids and Arsacids in the Roman sphere of influence. Demise of the Seleucids Arsacids versus Rome in Armenia XIV. Domestic transformations in the Parthian state: the Arsacids claim the Achaemenid legacy Literary sources Sources index Selected bibliography Index of ancient sources Index of modern authors General index