Podcast Episodes

158: A Flawed Inheritance

Season 2 Episode 158

After chasing his brother out of Asia, but still beaten by the Parthians, Seleucus II returned to Antioch to face the family drama royals are best known for and to prepare for another round of war. I…

Published on 3 hours ago

157: The Seleucid Civil War

Season 2 Episode 157

During the Third Syrian War, Seleucus II Callinicus discovered treachery. His younger brother, Antiochus Hierax and their royal relatives in Anatolia attempted to usurp the throne. Seleucus was force…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

156: Babylon Drift

Season 2 Episode 156

With Babylonia and the Seleucis of Syria under Ptolemaic occupation, it's entirely possible that the only thing that saved Seleucus II was an Egyptian famine. Free to go on the offensive, Seleucus tu…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

155: The War of the Mothers

Season 2 Episode 155

Antiochus II Theos was dead and his wives, Laodike and Berenike, were both trying to get their sons on the Seleucid throne. Both sides called on their relatives, the Achaeids and Ptolemies, to plunde…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

154: Meet the Messy Neighbors

Season 2 Episode 154

We take a break from the Seleucids to discuss their western neighbors: Egypt under Ptolemy II and Macedon under Antigonus II.

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Published on 2 months ago

Bonus Teaser: Frank Miller's "Xerxes"

We've covered 300. We've covered Rise of an Empire. We've covered all sorts of Achaemenid historical fiction. So now, we cover Xerxes, with a shockingly positive review of Frank Miller's sequel graph…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Bonus Teaser: Achaemenid Movies?

Thank you all so much for supporting History of Persia. In this bonus episode, I wanted to try out something a little different than usual. Today, I'm pitching my ideas for movies and series set in t…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

153: Blood Relations

Season 2 Episode 153

It's time to wind down Antiochus II Theos and talk about his extended royal family, from his various siblings spread out across the Hellenistic world to the powerful cousins entrenched in Anatolia. T…

Published on 3 months ago

Bonus Teaser: Daniel

The Book of Daniel is a fascinating combination of genuine history, folk tale, historical inaccuracy, and prophecy. Let's talk about it.

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

152: There Goes the Neighborhood

Season 2 Episode 152

During and after the Second Syrian War, Antiochus II was involved in many ongoing events with his smaller neighbors and subordinates. Whether it was intervening in the Cappadocian monarchy, being kep…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago