Prologue: Syria's importance revealed
Syria divided
Cold war
The new kings, and the first Syrian war
Competitive developing
The second Syrian war
Increasing strains
The third war, the 'War of Laodike'
The Seleukid collapse
The fourth war
The reversal, the Ptolemaic collapse
The fifth war, the triumph of Antiochos III
Changing priorities
The sixth war, and the 'day of Eleusis'
Mutual troubles and a new agenda
The seventh war, the triumph of Ptolemy Philometor
The legacy of Philometor
The eighth war, the last chance for union
The ninth, and last, war.