Parthian hegemony. From migrants to masters of the Middle East -- The emergence of the Parthian state -- The empire strikes back -- The fall of Bactria, the rise of Parthia -- The climax of the Seleucid-Parthian rivalry -- Parthian hegemony.
Summary:
angerously competitive international environment of the Hellenistic Middle Eastern world"-- ety of sources to explain the political and military encounters that shaped the international environment of the Hellenistic Middle East from the middle third to the early first centuries BCE. This study combines traditional historical approaches, such as source criticism and the integration of material evidence, with the incorporation of modern international relations theory to better examine the rise of the Parthians to dominance over the ancient Middle East. This study treats broader issues of international relations in the ancient world, state decision-making, royal identity and ideology, evolving spatial perspectives and power relations, and state security concerns. Relevant to historians, classicists, political scientists, and general readers interested in the ancient world, international relations, military history, transregional cultural exchange, or the history of the Middle East, this study reimagines and reconstructs the rise of the Parthians within the hotly contested and d angerously competitive international environment of the Hellenistic Middle Eastern world"-- Provided by publisher.
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