Special rules judean ambush if a judean unit begins the scenario on a level 5 or level 6 hex it is considered hidden until it moves, fires a missile, or a seleucid unit moves adjacent to it. The seleucid army organization and tacfics in the great campaigns bezalel barkochva senior lecturer in hellenistic and ancient jewish history telaviv university. Judas maccabaeus, the hammer of the jews, gazed out at his camp. 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. 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. 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. By analyzing the epigraphic records of the settlements which provided soldiers for hellenistic and particularly seleucid armies, the study shows that military. Seleucids had more elephants than any of the others award yourself another one. Organization and tactics in the great campaigns by bezalel barkochva and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc 1. Cimmeria had a strong military evolving over research and time, but lacked the heavy cavalry, and did not face the tough start on logistics. I tend to use the medium quality manufacturers for rank and file, and beautiful. Im having a blast with this faction, it has a very nice unit roster.
Army school of advanced military studies united states army command and general staff college fort leavenworth, kansas ay 0405 approved for public release. Mar 29, 2012 this is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. From laconian war to seleucid war i weapons and warfare. 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. This elite heavy cavalry unit has the training and equipment to handle any battlefield encounter. 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 seleucids were powerful but they had a number of problems. As to figures, given this is a high variety army go with a wide variety of figure makers. 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 first part of the book discusses the numerical. For faster navigation, this iframe is preloading the wikiwand page for seleucid army. The seleucid army was the army of the seleucid empire, one of the numerous hellenistic states.
The army became institutional and geared towards defense, aiming. Rather like philip before him, there seems little evidence that antiochus had any personal animus against rome. The phalanx was a large, dense formation of men armed with small shields and a long pike called the. 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. Cambridge core ancient history the seleucid army by bezalel barkochva. 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. For the first time, visitors will be able to walk through an ancient athenian neighborhood that survived from classical to byzantine times. Jan 12, 2018 the seleucid war against the jews written. Ethnic constructions in the seleucid military by del john. 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 second part reconstructs the great campaigns in order to examine. When a force is first mustered it is named, given a unique emblem and, from that point on, creates its own legacy through its actions in the field. Theseleucidarmy download theseleucidarmy ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format.
Seleucus i nicator, macedonian army officer who founded the seleucid kingdom. Ptolemys army defeats the seleucid army at raphia with an army that consists. Seleucus was the son of antiochus, a general of philip ii of macedonia, the. Some traditions are unique to certain factions, affecting aspects of both battles. Well, after finishing a roman campaign about a month ago, i started a new one with the seleucid last week. 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. 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.
Download pdf theseleucidarmy free online new books. Ptolemys army defeats the seleucid army at raphia with an army that consists partly of egyptian soldiers october 217. 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. Download pdf theseleucidarmy free online new books in. 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. The seleucid war against the jews the new american. The army is designed to cover all four seleucid lists from ii19a to ii19d. Svyatoslav smirnov has very kindly begun compiling russianlanguage articles of. At the center he placed his most reliable soldiers, a 10,000 strong unit of veteran macedonian pikemen known as the silver shields. 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.
The seleucid army organization and tactics in the great. Today we refer to these events as the maccabean revolt, named after the jewish leader, judah maccabee. Judah realized this and avoided when possible engaging the seleucid army on its own terms. 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. Click download or read online button to get alexander the great and the logistics of the macedonian army book now. Barkochvas book also examines leadership and different unit types in the army. Antiochus and the seleucid army had landed in europe. 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. Seleucid definition is a member of a greek dynasty ruling syria and at various times other asian territories from 312 b. The seleucid empire 31263 bce was the vast political entity established by seleucus i nicator victor or unconquered, l. Place a marker for each army on the movement track. Despite this, i found the authors writing style easy to read and follow.
Jan 28, 2017 seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc 1 seleucid army by nick sekunda and angus mcbride illustrator. The seleucid army download the seleucid army ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Eumenes army numbered 36,000 infantry, 6,000 cavalry, and 114 elephants. Each army gets all of its starting forces, commanded by the general at the top of its list. When alexander died, he left no certain successor to his kingdom but, allegedly, claimed it should go to the strongest. Seleucus i nicator, also spelled seleukos nikator conqueror, born c. Seleucid was tough logistically, since it was sandwiched in the middle of competing factions with a weak army. Parthian campaign of demetrius ii nicator, 1469 bce then 1296 bce. 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. 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. Pdf on jan 1, 2012, rolf strootman and others published seleucid empire find, read. Spyridon bakas the army of alexander was an army made for campaigns, conquests and dedicated to the purpose of continuous expansion. Finally, after hearing promises that the americans were coming for a few years, gary finally produced. Alexander the great and the logistics of the macedonian army.
Seleucid officer of the royal guard middle 3rd century b. December 20 edited december 20 in general discussion. He includes a very interesting look at the seleucid superweapons elephants and chariots. Nov 23, 2014 the seleucids were powerful but they had a number of problems. Seleucid army composition tactics total war forums. 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 graecomacedonian style, with its main body being the phalanx. Larmee seleucide est larmee du royaume seleucide, lun des principaux etats hellenistiques. May 04, 2011 seleucids had more elephants than any of the others award yourself another one. The early seleucid rulers implemented policies to encourage a homogeneous empire which blended hellenistic cultural values with those of the near east. Was the ancient seleucid army a powerful fighting force. The seleucid units appolonias and seleucid ph 12 enter on any m space. 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.
This is a 1976 study of the organization and tactics of the seleucid armies from 312 to 129 bc. 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. 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. Reading this book gave me the feeling of having completed a course in seleucid history. Seleucid empire, founded in 312311 bce by seleucus i nicator, formerly a general in the army of alexander the great. This enables the development of traditions that have positive effects in the same way that skills benefit the characters that have them. Pdf on jan 1, 2012, rolf strootman and others published seleucid empire find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. This army list covers seleucid forces from the end of alexanders funeral games to the abolition of the dynasty by pompey. 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. This army list covers roman armies the reforms of marius until those of augustus. Download alexander the great and the logistics of the macedonian army or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. These superb cavalrymen are an armoured fist to drive deep into enemy ranks. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Seleucid officer of the royal guard koryvantes association.
Issue 45 although we regularly play bkc its usually been with the russians or the british going up against the germans. Seleucid and ptolemaic reformed armies 168145 bc 1 seleucid. Mar 21, 2019 the seleucid army by bezalel barkochva, 1976, cambridge university press edition, in english. But the successors armies like the seleucid army had a different mission. The jewish revolts against the seleucid and roman empires, 166 bc73 ad a monograph by ltc william t. Bronze coins of side pamphylia in the southern levant the numismatic chronicle 177. The phalanx was a large, dense formation of men armed with small shields and a long pike called sarissa. The seleucid army montvert publications now defunct. Seleucid army like the ptolemaic army, the seleucid army was built around the phalangists. The seleucid army by bezalel barkochva, 1976, cambridge university press edition, in english. Seleucus i nicator founded it following the division of the macedonian empire vastly expanded by alexander the great.
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