This army list covers seleucid forces from the end of alexanders funeral games to the abolition of the dynasty by pompey. The powertransition crisis of the 160ss bce and the. Click download or read online button to theseleucidarmy book pdf for free now. Was the ancient seleucid army a powerful fighting force. The fall of the seleucid empire and the maccabean revolt duration. However, you will have to face numerous internal problems and struggle with egypt, macedon or the great kingdoms of india. The phalanx was a large, dense formation of men armed with small shields and a long pike called the. Homepage the rise of rome storm of arrows immortal fire legions triumphant swords and scimitars eternal empire decline and fall wolves from the sea swifter than eagles.
Organization and tactics in the great campaigns cambridge classical studies series by bezalel barkochva. Seleucid empire has a vast territory and numerous cities. Antiochus and the seleucid army had landed in europe. Some traditions are unique to certain factions, affecting aspects of both battles. 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 graecomacedonian style, with its main body being the phalanx. For faster navigation, this iframe is preloading the wikiwand page for seleucid army. I have used his meshes for the thespian army mod pack.
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. Avaliable in both singleplayer and multiplayer, custom battle and campaign. 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. The seleucid army was the army of the seleucid empire, one of the numerous hellenistic states. The second part reconstructs the great campaigns in order to examine. For the seleucid army, its use is attested only in i maccabees 6.
After the death of alexander, seleucus was nominated as the satrap of babylon in 320 bce. Pdf on jan 1, 2012, rolf strootman and others published seleucid empire find. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns by bezalel barkochva and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Theseleucidarmy download theseleucidarmy ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Antigonuss army, which was much reduced because of the losses at paraitakene, now numbered 22,000 infantry, and 9,000 cavalry, more than 7,000 fewer men than he had in 317.
As with the other major hellenistic armies, the seleucid army fought primarily in the macedonian style, with its main body being the phalanx. On the one hand, you will have a lot of resources and rich territories at your disposal. 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. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns cambridge classical studies by bezalel barkochva 19760528 bezalel barkochva on. From laconian war to seleucid war i weapons and warfare. 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. The seleucid army seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc volume 1.
The first part of the book discusses the numerical strength of the armies, their sources of manpower, the contingents of. Ethnic constructions in the seleucid military by del john. 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. After the defeat, antiochus armies were devastated. Mar 21, 2019 the seleucid army by bezalel barkochva, 1976, cambridge university press edition, in english. When alexander died, he left no certain successor to his kingdom but, allegedly, claimed it should go to the strongest. Power, strength, loyalty army of the seleucid empire, one of the numerous army that held power hellenistic states. 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.
Mar 29, 2012 this is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. Seleucid army composition tactics total war forums. With half of the seleucid military, antiochus undertook a major retaliatory campaign aimed to punish the parthians and restore seleucid. This enables the development of traditions that have positive effects in the same way that skills benefit the characters that have them. The seleucid empire 31263 bce was the vast political entity established by seleucus i nicator victor or unconquered, l. Xyston some of their macedonians are creeping up the scale, but generaly ok to mix with others. The study of antiquity and the middle ages 17,730 views. Seleucid officer of the royal guard koryvantes association. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. Rather like philip before him, there seems little evidence that antiochus had any personal animus against rome. This makes the army versatile and with a few more units it can be used to provide fresh opponents for other armies in your gaming group. 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. 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. Nov 23, 2014 the seleucids were powerful but they had a number of problems. This army list covers roman armies the reforms of marius until those of augustus. This is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. Seleucus i nicator founded it following the division of the macedonian empire vastly expanded by alexander the great.
Seleucid army like the ptolemaic army, the seleucid army was built around the phalangists. Jul 31, 2015 the battle of gabiene took place in january 316. At the center he placed his most reliable soldiers, a 10,000 strong unit of veteran macedonian pikemen known as the silver shields. The seleucids were powerful but they had a number of problems. Spyridon bakas the army of alexander was an army made for campaigns, conquests and dedicated to the purpose of continuous expansion. If youre using a pc or mac you can read this ebook online in a web browser, without downloading anything or installing software. 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. Seleucid officer of the royal guard middle 3rd century b. This list covers the largest of the successor kingdoms in asia following the alexandrian macedonian conquest, and the sortingout period that went on after. However, the king of armenia, tigranes the great, invaded and took control of syria in 83 bce.
The seleucid army organization and tactics in the great. 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. The phalanx was a large, dense formation of men armed with small shields and a long pike called sarissa. Click download or read online button to the seleucid army book pdf for free now. 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. Seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc 1. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns cambridge classical studies by bezalel barkochva 19760528. Jan 12, 2018 the seleucid war against the jews written.
Mercenaries map new character traits new compare units new support or donations. Oct 29, 2015 the jewish people overcame the massive difference in manpower to secure an almost impossible victory over the seleucid empire and over antiochus. Seleucid army list as featured in wargames illustrated but correct early medieval scots. The seleucid army by bezalel barkochva, 1976, cambridge university press edition, in english. May 08, 2015 the fall of the seleucid empire and the maccabean revolt duration. Parthian campaign of demetrius ii nicator, 1469 bce then 1296 bce. This brought the seleucid empire into direct contact with the dominant mediterranean power of rome.
The seleucid army organization and tacfics in the great campaigns bezalel barkochva senior lecturer in hellenistic and ancient jewish history telaviv university. 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. 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. 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 seleucid army montvert publications now defunct, online copyxpost from rancientgreece. Id really appreciate some help on how to survive the seleucid campaign. Seleucid empire, founded in 312311 bce by seleucus i nicator, formerly a general in the army of alexander the great.
Like any hellenistic monarch, antiochus was pursuing every hellenistic rulers basic opportunistic, expansionist policy, and he had seen in philips embarrassment a chance to. In the last years of the 3rd century bc the king antiochus iii, who was the last to claim the persian title of great king and therefore is called the great, brought the seleucid army to the borders of india in a legendary campaign called the anabasis, during which the parthian were defeated and seleucid hegemony restored throughout the. Download pdf theseleucidarmy free online new books in. The army became institutional and geared towards defense, aiming. Download pdf theseleucidarmy free online new books. The seleucidarmy download the seleucid army ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. But the successors armies like the seleucid army had a different mission.
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