Today we refer to these events as the maccabean revolt, named after the jewish leader, judah maccabee. Seleucid army composition tactics total war forums. Coe army lists early classical army lists great escape games. 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. The maccabean revolt was a jewish rebellion, lasting from 167 to 160 bce, led by the maccabees against the seleucid empire and the hellenistic influence on jewish life. 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. Mar 21, 2019 the seleucid army by bezalel barkochva, 1976, cambridge university press edition, in english. Xyston some of their macedonians are creeping up the scale, but generaly ok to mix with others.
Antiochus and the seleucid army had landed in europe. In addition to the court and the army, syrian cities were full of greek businessmen, many of them pure. The early seleucid rulers implemented policies to encourage a homogeneous empire which blended hellenistic cultural values with those of the near east. Im having a blast with this faction, it has a very nice unit roster. This army list covers roman armies the reforms of marius until those of augustus. A faction at the court made sure this did not happen. Know the overall place and significance of the seleucid mauryan war in the indian. Seleucids have access to troops from anatolia to india, and. Sure both had exotic units but nothing that wasnt present in some other factions and to a large extent were units inherited or hired other factions or even gifted.
Oct 18, 20 id really appreciate some help on how to survive the seleucid campaign. The inhabitants had been happy to shake off the severe parthian rule, but when the giant seleucid army was divided put into winter quarters this turned out to be just as bad for the hosting cities. Subcategories are rulers in chronological order, beginning with seleucus i nicator and ending with antiochus xiii philadelphus asiaticus as no coins of philip ii philoromaeus are known. Of course, these soldiers were seldom of purely hellenic heritage, but were. 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. Seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc volume2.
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. Id really appreciate some help on how to survive the seleucid campaign. Seleucid kingdom coins for sale buy seleucid kingdom. Not only is the dialogue in its formal structure a joining of myth and argument, but the philosophic life that it praises is also shaped by the limitations of argument and the importance of mythical and poetic understanding. Cimmeria had a strong military evolving over research and time, but lacked the heavy cavalry, and did not face the tough start on logistics.
The seleucid army was the army of the seleucid empire, one of the numerous hellenistic states. The seleucid army organization and tacfics in the great campaigns bezalel barkochva senior lecturer in hellenistic and ancient jewish history telaviv university. Perhaps the best author on the subject of the seleucid army is b. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns by bezalel barkochva and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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 alexander the great, ancient history and parthian empire. Seleucid empire, founded in 312311 bce by seleucus i nicator, formerly a general in the army of alexander the great. The montvert book on the seleucids carries the description of the parade and the units that were there, but little else is available. The focus of this account is how myth and formal argument in the dialogue phaedrus complement and reinforce each other in platos philosophy. Parthian spies were able to stir up rebellions against the seleucids, and when antiochus vii tried to assemble his troops he was routed and killed. Military challenges faced by the ptolemies chapter 3 army and. This list covers the largest of the successor kingdoms in asia following the alexandrian macedonian conquest, and the sortingout period. The ptolemaic army under ptolemy vi philometor nick sekunda, angus mcbride, ed org download bok.
Organization and tactics in the great campaigns cambridge classical studies at. The fall of the seleucid empire and the maccabean revolt duration. After the death of alexander, seleucus was nominated as the satrap of babylon in 320 bce. Seleucid core military was composed purely of ethnic. Well, after finishing a roman campaign about a month ago, i started a new one with the seleucid last week. Find information about seleucidmauryan war, its venue, year, reasons, winner, loser and aftermath of the battle. The seleucid army organization and tactics in the great.
Place a marker for each army on the movement track. This army list covers seleucid forces from the end of alexanders funeral games to the abolition of the dynasty by pompey. 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. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. December 20 edited december 20 in general discussion. Ethnic constructions in the seleucid military by del john. This dissertation examines the causes of roman military success and expansion beyond.
Seleucid expansion into greece was abruptly halted after decisive defeats at the hands of the roman army. The seleucid army download the seleucid army ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Certainly the price is hard to beat as if you belong to the old glory army you get 40% off the regular price. The seleucid empire was a hellenistic state ruled by the seleucid dynasty which existed from. 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. Seleucus i nicator, macedonian army officer who founded the seleucid kingdom. I ordered a pack of elephants and cataphracts from old glory to see how they compare. The seleucid empire 31263 bce was the vast political entity established by seleucus i nicator victor or unconquered, l. They will stay this silver color for all factions, should you subjugate seleucid and recruit them as, say, parthia, they wont change to parthias color. Download pdf theseleucidarmy free online new books. 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. 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.
Spyridon bakas the army of alexander was an army made for campaigns, conquests and dedicated to the purpose of continuous expansion. Like any hellenistic monarch, antiochus was pursuing every hellenistic rulers basic opportunistic, expansionist policy, and he had seen in philips embarrassment a chance to. The seleucid army by bezalel barkochva, 1976, cambridge university press edition, in english. 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. Mar 29, 2012 this is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. Seleucid definition is a member of a greek dynasty ruling syria and at various times other asian territories from 312 b. Seleucus i nicator founded it following the division of the macedonian empire vastly expanded by alexander the great. Jul 31, 2015 the battle of gabiene took place in january 316. Was the ancient seleucid army a powerful fighting force. After the death of alexander, seleucus was nominated as the satrap of.
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. 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. Diadochi, hellenistic era, syrian wars, seleucid roman war, battle of magnesia, treaty of apamea, seleucid dynastic wars, parthians, maccabean revolt, seleucus i, antiochus. 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. Much of the eastern part of the empire was conquered by the parthians under mithridates i of parthia in the mid2nd century bc, yet the seleucid kings continued to rule a rump state from syria until the invasion by armenian king tigranes. 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. 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. Seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc volume2 free download as pdf file. As has been answered many times before, the only record of the seleucid armys uniformscolors was from the parade at daphne and that was from one observer. 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. The study of antiquity and the middle ages 17,730 views. Rather like philip before him, there seems little evidence that antiochus had any personal animus against rome. Rome2 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. The army is designed to cover all four seleucid lists from ii19a to ii19d.
Seleucus was the son of antiochus, a general of philip ii of macedonia, the. With his huge army he aimed to establish the seleucid empire as the foremost. 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. Ancient greek coins from the seleukid kingdom in modernday turkey, the middle east and parts of asia. Without a doubt, the seleucid empire held the largest population of any mediterranean state, as. 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. 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. Army and society in ptolemaic egypt by christelle fischerbovet april 2014. Seleucid army like the ptolemaic army, the seleucid army was built around the phalangists. Seleucid was tough logistically, since it was sandwiched in the middle of competing factions with a weak army. Eumenes army numbered 36,000 infantry, 6,000 cavalry, and 114 elephants.
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. After carthages defeat fled to various locations before finally settling down as an adviser to the seleucid king antiochus iii. 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. Apr 09, 2008 as has been answered many times before, the only record of the seleucid armys uniformscolors was from the parade at daphne and that was from one observer. The phalanx was a large, dense formation of men armed with small shields and a long. Find information about seleucid mauryan war, its venue, year, reasons, winner, loser and aftermath of the battle. But the successors armies like the seleucid army had a different mission. Seleucid officer of the royal guard koryvantes association. This is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. 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. Seleucid light troops are not as good quality as some. From laconian war to seleucid war i weapons and warfare.
Click download or read online button to the seleucid army book pdf for free now. Diadochi, hellenistic era, syrian wars, seleucidroman war, battle of magnesia, treaty of apamea, seleucid dynastic wars, parthians, maccabean revolt, seleucus i, antiochus. 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. May 08, 2015 the fall of the seleucid empire and the maccabean revolt duration. When alexander died, he left no certain successor to his kingdom but, allegedly, claimed it should go to the strongest. 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. Seleucus i nicator, also spelled seleukos nikator conqueror, born c. 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 phalanx was a large, dense formation of men armed with small shields and a long pike called the.
Timeline in the narrative of i maccabees, after antiochus iv issued his decrees forbidding jewish religious practice, a rural jewish priest from modiin, mattathias the hasmonean, sparked the revolt. The seleucid army has the largest army, and has the best cavalry, eventually developing cataphracts to support the phalanx. When war took place between rome and the seleucids, hannibal offered to take personal command of the seleucid army, possibly to once again invade italy. However, the king of armenia, tigranes the great, invaded and took control of syria in 83 bce. The seleucid kingdom, now confined to syria, was beset by recurrent civil wars. The army became institutional and geared towards defense, aiming. Seleucid kingdom coins for sale buy seleucid kingdom coins. Each army gets all of its starting forces, commanded by the general at the top of its list.
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