Reviews

In this richly detailed monograph, John Ma provides a compelling analysis of Antiochos III's control and exploitation of the cities of western Seleukid Asia Minor. The work is distinguished by the impressive use of epigraphical material. American Historical Review Ma is an historian alive to the scholarly traditions in which he is working, keen to explore them, experiment with them, and, importantly, add to them. He has produced a subtle book, full of insights, one for the specialist rather than the Hellenistic novice. The Classical Review John Ma has written an important book, the first substantial study of Antiochus the Great since H. H. Schmitt's valuable Untersuchungen zur Geschichte Antiochos' des Grossen und seiner Zeit. The Classical Review Ma can claim to have brought a sophistication to this material that advances our understanding; and gradually, with scholarly care, the seriously interesting potential of this bridesmaid of a period is revealed. Simon Goldhill, Times Literary Supplement