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089: Antigonid Macedon - Legion and Phalanx
No longer tied up by Hannibal, the vengeful Romans give their undivided attention to Philip V in the Second Macedonian War (200-197 BC). The king man…
3 years, 1 month ago
088: The Pact of the Kings
With the unexpected death of Ptolemy IV and the Great Rebellion in full swing, Antiochus III and Philip V form a secret pact to destroy the Ptolemaic…
3 years, 2 months ago
087: Ptolemaic Egypt - The Great Revolt
The “Golden Age” of the Ptolemaic dynasty comes to an end as Ptolemy IV dies unexpectedly in 204. Greedy ministers looking to control the boy-king Pt…
3 years, 3 months ago
086: The Attalid Kingdom of Pergamon
The Attalid dynasty that ruled over the city of Pergamon (modern Bergama) is the first Greek monarchy to arise outside of the Successor Kingdoms. Fou…
3 years, 4 months ago
085 Antigonid Macedon - Storm Clouds In The West
Emboldened by his success in the Social War, Philip's desire for world conquest leads him to ally with Hannibal Barca against the Roman Republic in 2…
3 years, 4 months ago
Interview: The Roman Republic at War with Dr. Bret Devereaux
The Roman Republic went from a regional power ruling over Italy to master of a Mediterranean-wide empire in under 50 years, warring against powerful …
3 years, 5 months ago
084: Rome Arrives in the Hellenistic East
During the Illyrian Wars of 229-228 and 219, the Roman Republic would intervene in the affairs of Greece for the first time. Their swift defeats of Q…
3 years, 6 months ago
083: Hellenistic Literature - Apollonius of Rhodes and the "Argonautica"
The “Argonautica”, written by the third century poet Apollonius of Rhodes, is the only surviving epic poem from the Hellenistic period. Recounting th…
3 years, 6 months ago
082: Hellenistic Literature - Court Poetry and Propaganda
The various dynasties that rose from the ashes of Alexander's empire proved to be a lucrative source of income for aspiring poets. Ptolemaic Alexandr…
3 years, 8 months ago
Bonus: The Antikythera Shipwreck
In April 1900, a crew of Greek sponge divers found a 2,000 year old shipwreck at the bottom of the sea of the small island of Antikythera. A century …
3 years, 8 months ago