The seleucid war against the jews the new american. Svyatoslav smirnov has very kindly begun compiling russianlanguage articles of. But the successors armies like the seleucid army had a different mission. Shaws 1733 english translation of the novum organum states. The early seleucid rulers implemented policies to encourage a homogeneous empire which blended hellenistic cultural values with those of the near east. The army is designed to cover all four seleucid lists from ii19a to ii19d. Each army gets all of its starting forces, commanded by the general at the top of its list. Pdf on jan 1, 2012, rolf strootman and others published seleucid empire find, read and cite all the. This book is an account of the battles fought by judas maccabeus between 166 and 160 b. The greek or macedonian dynasties were never fully accepted as more than occupants, and in hindsight their reign has been neglected. See more ideas about ancient war, ancient warfare, greek warrior. The arsacids were contemporaries of the seleucid empire, and conquered much of its territories.
The second part reconstructs the great campaigns in order to examine. Cambridge core ancient history the seleucid army by bezalel barkochva. Army list template here is the standard template we use for all our army lists at beast towers and the one we ask people to use when registering their army for a tournament. Bezalel barkochva this is a study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. This army list covers seleucid forces from the end of alexanders funeral games to the abolition of the dynasty by pompey. Oct 02, 2017 seleukid kingdom circa 300100bc ancient greek coins guide and collection video and checklist tool shows the different types of ancient coins of the seleucid empire and where to buy them online. The seleucid army has the largest army, and has the best cavalry, eventually developing cataphracts to support the phalanx.
Operational issues of insurgencycounter insurgency. 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. Ethnic constructions in the seleucid military by del john. 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. In the interest of making the vast and otherwise isolated corpus of russian scholarship on the archaeology, numismatics, and history of the seleucid empire more accessible to the broader scholarly community, dr.
Seleucus i nicator founded it following the division of the macedonian empire vastly expanded by alexander the great. 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. 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. Seleucid definition is a member of a greek dynasty ruling syria and at various times other asian territories from 312 b. Our perspectives on ancient history can sometimes be significantly affected by contributions from scholars of other disciplines. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns by bezalel barkochva and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An army led by the seleucid general nicanor was dispatched to aid the moderates.
In 161 bce, judas beat nicanors army in the battle of adasa and nicanor was killed. The consequence is the absence of thorough discussion on the seleucid army its recruitment, composition and performances, in particular, of the empires resources and of its government. Seleucid light troops are not as good quality as some. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns cambridge classical studies at.
This essay discusses the recruitment and payment of soldiers, as well as the ethnic composition, organization, and training of the ptolemaic army, through the examination of papyri, of inscriptions, and of polybius account of the ptolemaic victory against the seleucids at raphia. 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. New milites mundi diagram errata in a printable format too. I do not of course wish to suggest that hellenistic kings did nothing but fight wars, that they were responsible for all the wars in the period, that royal wars were nothing but a form of economic activity, or that the economy of the kings was dependent purely on the fruits of military success, though there. Coe army lists early classical army lists great escape games. Seleucids have access to troops from anatolia to india, and have the most access to indian elephants. I have a standard army composition for all of my pikehoplite based campaigns, although its a little different for egypt and the selucids. In the first part of the book dr barkochva discusses the numerical strength of the armies, their sources. But the policy of deliberate hellenization and suppression of jewish religious practices by antiochus iv, sparked a revolt in 167 bc which was led initially by judah. Attila new factions units units in custom battle buildings technologies household regions mercenaries total war. Seleucid was a slow start to stabilize the existing regions, grow economy, and army, but as research was completed, they had a pretty decent army in the field infantry, missile, and cavalry evolving over time with constant changes.
That same year, after defeating philip, lysias and antiochus were killed by antiochus cousin demetrius i soter, who ascended to the seleucid throne. 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. Place a marker for each army on the movement track. However, the king of armenia, tigranes the great, invaded and took control of syria in 83 bce. Download the book 1 the land of the elephant kings. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns cambridge classical studies series by bezalel barkochva. The seleucid empire 31263 bce was the vast political entity established by seleucus i nicator victor or unconquered, l. Hellenistic kings, war, and the economy1 cambridge core. 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. It describes the military reforms that took place between the 220s and 160s bce in response to external and.
Bronze coins of side pamphylia in the southern levant the numismatic chronicle 177. When alexander died, he left no certain successor to his kingdom but, allegedly, claimed it should go to the strongest. Late seleucid army king antiochus the great with army standard bearer cavalry 8 x companion cavalry half barding 10 x agema seleucid cataphracts full barding. Pdf on jan 1, 2012, rolf strootman and others published seleucid empire find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Wrg 6th edition ancient wargaming rules are back blogger. This is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. Army school of advanced military studies united states army command and general staff college fort leavenworth, kansas ay 0405 approved for public release. Eleusis, a dusty suburb in the egyptian delta, to the east of the ptolemaic capital.
The phalanx was a large, dense formation of men armed with small shields and a long pike called the. Jens jakobsson, 2004 the hellenistic period is one of the most controversial in the history of iran. This list covers the largest of the successor kingdoms in asia following the alexandrian macedonian conquest, and the sortingout period that went on after. Oct 18, 20 id really appreciate some help on how to survive the seleucid campaign. By the early second century bc, israel had long been under the rule of the hellenistic seleucid empire. Download pdf theseleucidarmy free online new books. The first part of the book discusses the numerical. While the discipline of the seleucid army in a strict military sense was dealt with for example by barkochva3 i will focus on the more general obedience here.
The seleucid units appolonias and seleucid ph 12 enter on any m space. There are bits and pieces on these three topics, and references to other more detailed books, but these are scattered throughout the book. I tend to use the medium quality manufacturers for rank and file, and beautiful. 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. The seleucid army organization and tacfics in the great campaigns bezalel barkochva senior lecturer in hellenistic and ancient jewish history telaviv university. Xyston some of their macedonians are creeping up the scale, but generaly ok to mix with others. For the seleucid army, its use is attested only in i maccabees 6. Theseleucidarmy download theseleucidarmy ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. For example one really does not need to know that a skirmisher slinger in his seleucid army is a trallian goat herder, or idumenaean goat header, or a goat herder from the taurus mountains. Luttwak is a respected and insightful commentator on modern strategic issues, and his distinctive contribution was to analyse roman. The seleucid army was the army of the seleucid empire, one of the numerous hellenistic states.
Yet, perhaps surprisingly, very little recent work from a near eastern perspective has been done regarding the seleucid army, upon which the empire depended. Seleucid empire, founded in 312311 bce by seleucus i nicator, formerly a general in the army of alexander the great. An obvious example from the military field is edward luttwaks 1976 book on the grand strategy of the roman empire. Download alexander the great and the logistics of the macedonian army or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. 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. Feb 15, 2017 seleucid was tough logistically, since it was sandwiched in the middle of competing factions with a weak army initially, and unstable satrapies, but that made it interesting. My current campaign has me thinking that the seleucids have such a diverse roster that it is hard to decided just what kind of army you are going to build with them. Of course as an anal stick up my arse binder i do think that the term peltasts for thureophoroi in successor armies is a bit over simplified but then. Jan 12, 2018 the seleucid war against the jews written by dennis behreandt. Hellenistic infantry reform in the 160s bc book, 2001.
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. Jul 23, 2011 this army list below is the second part of a large successor project for this year and again i would welcome knowledgable advice on its composition and possible expansion. The seleucid kingdom, now confined to syria, was beset by recurrent civil wars. Spyridon bakas the army of alexander was an army made for campaigns, conquests and dedicated to the purpose of continuous expansion. Seleucid was tough logistically, since it was sandwiched in the middle of competing factions with a weak army. Click download or read online button to theseleucidarmy book pdf for free now. This army list covers roman armies the reforms of marius until those of augustus. My title links together kings, war, and the economy, and the linkage is deliberate. Alexander the great and the logistics of the macedonian army. The seleucid army download the seleucid army ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. This elite heavy cavalry unit has the training and equipment to handle any battlefield encounter. 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 ptolemaic, seleucid, and antigonid kingdoms free essays. The wrg rules for ancient wargaming were the first comprehensive set of wargaming rules suitable for national competitions amongst hobbyists.
These superb cavalrymen are an armoured fist to drive deep into enemy ranks. Seleukid kingdom circa 300 100bc ancient greek coins guide. Mar 29, 2012 this is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. 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. May 04, 2011 seleucids had more elephants than any of the others award yourself another one. Cimmeria had a strong military evolving over research and time, but lacked the heavy cavalry, and did not face the tough start on logistics. Download pdf theseleucidarmy free online new books in. The example if filled in for an avar army, but use this as a guideline and overwrite with your army s data. The seleucid army organization and tactics in the great. Id really appreciate some help on how to survive the seleucid campaign. The jewish revolts against the seleucid and roman empires, 166 bc73 ad a monograph by ltc william t. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Seleucid army composition tactics total war forums.
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. Rethinking army composition in the early seleucid empire camws. The answers illuminate the expansion of hellenism as we learn how the seleucid army was used as a military, social and cultural. The ptolemaic, seleucid, and antigonid kingdoms alexander, son of king philip ii and olympias was born in 356 b. Today we refer to these events as the maccabean revolt, named after the jewish leader, judah maccabee. Seleucid officer of the royal guard middle 3rd century b. The ruling dynasty came from parthia roughly western khurasan in irans northeast and was established and named after arsaces, therefore the nation is also called arsacid empire.