December 2025

Nikolaus Overtoom Book Chapter

Nikolaus Overtoom’s book chapter, “Concepts of Courage and Cowardice in the Formation of the Parthian State,” will be published in (link opens in new window) Brill’s Companion to Courage and Cowardice in Ancient Mediterranean Warfare on December 18th. This research builds off his second monograph, The Parthians at War: Combat, Logistics, Reputation, and the First War with Rome, published yesterday […]

Dr. Overtoom’s Second Monograph

Nikolaus Overtoom’s second monograph, The Parthians at War: Combat, Logistics, Reputation, and the First War with Rome, will be published Thursday Dec. 11th by Bloomsbury Publishing. It provides a comprehensive study to evaluate and understand the military capabilities and accomplishments of the greatest enemy of the Seleucids and Romans, the Parthians. Overtoom draws on a […]