Kings of Asia. The Rise of the Seleucid Empire

The most extensive of the states that arose from the ruins of Alexander the Great's empire was the "Asian Kingdom." In scholarly circles, it is commonly referred to as the Syrian empire, because the center of this power was located in Syria. In fact, it was a direct successor of the Achaemenid state—Ancient Iran—which stretched from the Afghan highlands to the azure shores of the Bosporus Strait. The Greeks called its rulers the kings of Asia. The kingdom was ruled by the descendants of one of Alexander the Great's generals—Seleucus I the Victor.
This book in the series tells about the early descendants of Seleucus, the rise and fall of the kingdom, the fratricidal wars, attempts to create a stable empire, and the collapse of those attempts.