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116: The Third Punic War - Dido's Lament
116: The Third Punic War - Dido's Lament

Though the Romans expected an easy fight, the Carthaginians put up a valiant defense of their city that dragged on for three years. With no progress …

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115: The Third Punic War - Delenda Est
115: The Third Punic War - Delenda Est

“Carthage must be destroyed” – and with these words Cato the Elder doomed his North African rival by helping spark the Third Punic War, the last in a…

8 months, 1 week ago

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114: The Nabataean Kingdom
114: The Nabataean Kingdom

Starting from the early third century B.C., the Nabataean kingdom ruled over much of the Levant from the Sinai Peninsula to the Hejaz. Most known for…

9 months, 1 week ago

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113: The War of the Three Kings
113: The War of the Three Kings

Civil war continues to grip the Seleucid Empire, as Alexander I Balas is challenged by the young Demetrius II for the throne of Syria. Things come to…

10 months ago

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112: The Seleucid Empire - Breaking the Hammer
112: The Seleucid Empire - Breaking the Hammer

The newly enthroned Demetrius I Soter managed to instill a degree of order throughout the Seleucid realm, crushing the would-be king Timarchos in Bab…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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111: The Seleucid Empire - The Elephant in the (Throne) Room
111: The Seleucid Empire - The Elephant in the (Throne) Room

With Antiochus IV Epiphanes’ death in Persia, the throne passed to the boy-king Antiochus V Eupator and his standing regent Lysias in 164. Between th…

11 months, 1 week ago

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110 Ptolemaic Egypt - Two's Company, Three's a Crowd
110 Ptolemaic Egypt - Two's Company, Three's a Crowd

In the aftermath of the Sixth Syrian War, the tripartite division of authority between Ptolemy VI , Cleopatra II, and Ptolemy VIII was a tenuous one …

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109: The Seleucid Empire - A Sinful Root
109: The Seleucid Empire - A Sinful Root

Despite the humiliation at Eleusis in 167 and the troubles in Judea, Antiochus organizes an enormous festival in Daphne to rival the games of Lucius …

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108: The Seleucid Empire - The Maccabean Revolt
108: The Seleucid Empire - The Maccabean Revolt

The tension between the various factions vying for power in Jerusalem leads to a crisis, when Antiochus IV retaliates by attacking the city and plund…

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107: Jews and Judaism from Alexander the Great to Antiochus III
107: Jews and Judaism from Alexander the Great to Antiochus III

In this episode, we delve into the history of the Jews – both in the homeland of Judea and the many communities of the Diaspora. From the conquests o…

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