The Seleucid Army of Antiochus the Great

An in-depth study of the ancient Greek ruler’s military might, covering the organization of soldiers, weaponry, armor, tactics, and more. The Seleucid Empire was a Hellenistic superpower, the largest and most powerful of the Successor States, and its army was central to the maintenance of that power. Antiochus III engaged in military campaigns from the Mediterranean to India with a rate of success that earned him the sobriquet ‘the Great’. In this authoritative work, Jean C. Du Plessis presents