John D. Grainger is a former teacher turned professional historian. He has over thirty books to his name, divided between classical history and modern British political and military history. His previous books for Pen & Sword are Hellenistic and Roman Naval Wars; Wars of the Maccabees; Traditional Enemies: Britain”s War with Vichy France 1940-42; Roman Conquests: Egypt and Judaea; Rome, Parthia and India: The Violent Emergence of a New World Order: 150-140 BC; a three-volume history of the Seleukid Empire and British Campaigns in the South Atlantic 1805–1807.
17 Ebooks by John D Grainger
John D Grainger & John D. Grainger: Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99
The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. But when the infamous emperor Domitian was assassinated in AD 96, he had no sons and …
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€27.54
John D. Grainger: Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99
The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. John Grainger’s detailed study looks at aperiod of intrigue and conspiracy. He …
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€47.40
John D. Grainger: Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99
The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. John Grainger’s detailed study looks at aperiod of intrigue and conspiracy. He …
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€47.36
John D Grainger: Great Power Diplomacy in the Hellenistic World
Diplomacy is a neglected aspect of Hellenistic history, despite the fact that war and peace were the major preoccupations of the rulers of the kingdoms of the time. It becomes clear that it is …
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€49.85
John D Grainger: Great Power Diplomacy in the Hellenistic World
Diplomacy is a neglected aspect of Hellenistic history, despite the fact that war and peace were the major preoccupations of the rulers of the kingdoms of the time. It becomes clear that it is …
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€49.86
John D Grainger: Seleukos Nikator (Routledge Revivals)
Following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his commanders, Seleukos Nikator, rose over a period of forty years from being a landless refugee to the most successful of the Successor …
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€67.37
John D Grainger: Seleukos Nikator (Routledge Revivals)
Following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his commanders, Seleukos Nikator, rose over a period of forty years from being a landless refugee to the most successful of the Successor …
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€67.25
John D. Grainger: Rome, Parthia & India
Between 152 and 138 BC a series of wars from Africa to India produced a radically new geopolitical situation. In 150 Rome was confined to the western Mediterranean, and the largest state was the …
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€6.27
John D. Grainger: Rise of the Seleukid Empire, 323-223 BC
The first of three books on the ancient Greek dynasty “reads with the pull of a novel and shows how the new Empire rose and fell.”—Firetrench The Seleukid kingdom was the …
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€18.78
John D. Grainger: Rise of the Seleukid Empire, 323-223 BC
The first of three books on the ancient Greek dynasty ‘;reads with the pull of a novel and shows how the new Empire rose and fell.’Firetrench The Seleukid kingdom was the largest state in the world …
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€6.22
John D. Grainger: Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III, 223-187 BC
Brings to life ‘;a major figure in the Hellenistic World . . . in his own right, rather than as just another stepping stone during Rome’s rise’ (History Of War.org). The second volume in John …
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€4.96
John D. Grainger: Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III, 223-187 BC
Brings to life ‘;a major figure in the Hellenistic World . . . in his own right, rather than as just another stepping stone during Rome’s rise’ (History Of War.org). The second volume in John …
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€4.96
John D. Grainger: Syria
A chronicle of the region’s rich history, from the Ice Age to the dramatic political divisions of the current era. Syria—which in its historical wider sense includes modern Syria, …
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€6.20
John D. Grainger: Kings & Kingship in the Hellenistic World, 350-30 BC
The social and political aspects of ancient kingship are examined in this historical study of the Hellenistic period.For the crucial centuries between Alexander the Great and the Roman conquest of …
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€6.17
John D. Grainger: Kings & Kingship in the Hellenistic World, 350-30 BC
Between c.350 BC and 30 BC the Mediterranean world was one in which kings ruled. The exceptions were the Greek cities and Roman Italy. But for most of that period neither of these republican areas …
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€6.23
John D. Grainger: Fall of the Seleukid Empire, 187-75 BC
Third in the trilogy of the ancient Greek dynasty. “In Grainger’s account, the fall of the Seleukid is as enlightening as the rise.”—Minerva Magazine The …
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€6.24
John D. Grainger: 13 Sharks
John D Grainger charts the careers of the thirteen vessels that have served the Royal Navy under the name HMS Shark. Despite the ferocious name, they have all been relatively small vessels including …
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