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UNRV - reviewed by Philip Matyszak

All in all the book is a good overview of a fascinating and little-known period of Hellenistic history.

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Amazon, Justin Swanton

For large parts of this period there are very limited sources. Events in Judea are covered by the not terribly reliable work of Josephus and the books of Maccabees. The prolonged civil war that followed from the disastrous defeat in the east in 131-129 is terribly poorly documents, and much of its course can only be followed using coin evidence. Grainger does a good job of producing a convincing narrative using the limited sources.

historyofwar.org

To get the best from The Fall Of The Seleukids it would be worthwhile making sure you've absorbed the first two volumes. Nonetheless you can enjoy and learn from this book alone. Like the fall of any other empire or the folly of human behaviour - the story is compelling.

UNRV

The greater the empire, the more various the reasons for its dissolution. In the concluding volume of his trilogy on the Seleukid Empire, John D Grainger lists the reasons for the decline of Seleukid power in the years after 150 BC...

... In Grainger's account, the fall of the Seleukid's is as enlightening as the rise.

Minerva Magazine, July 2016 – Dominic Green

This is the last of three volumes (already presented in VaeVictis) devoted to the history of the Hellenistic dynasty founded by Seleucus.
The conclusion focuses on the legacy of the Seleucids and their contribution to history.

VaeVictus No.125