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081: Hellenistic Literature - Theocritus and Bucolic Poetry
Rather than writing tales of gods and heroes or flattering court panegyrics, the poet Theocritus of Syracuse (early second century B.C.) chose to fo…
3 years, 9 months ago
080: Hellenistic Literature - Menander and New Comedy
The playwright Menander of Athens (342/341 – 290 B.C.) was the most renowned comedic author of antiquity, surpassing even Aristophanes in popularity.…
3 years, 10 months ago
Bonus: Anchors Aweigh - The Seleucid Anchor and Imperial Iconography
The anchor was the most recognizable image associated with the Seleucids, who used it as their dynastic seal to symbolize their royal authority. Its …
3 years, 10 months ago
Interview - The Kushan Empire with Dr. Lauren Morris
The Kushans were the premier dynasty of the Yuezhi, a nomadic confederation that migrated and settled in northern Bactria during the mid-to-late seco…
3 years, 11 months ago
Interview: Globalization in the Ancient Mediterranean and Indian Ocean with Dr. Serena Autiero
The period from the first century B.C. through the third century A.D. saw a time of unprecedented economic contact between the Mediterranean world (u…
3 years, 11 months ago
079: The Indo-Greeks - Homer on the Indus
Following the death of Menander I Soter, the Indo-Greeks would decline in power over the next 150 years as the newly arrived Indo-Scythians/Indo-Saka…
4 years ago
Interview: Greco-Indian and Buddhist Art of Gandhara with Dr. Osmund Bopearachchi
It has been argued that the most influential contribution of Gandhara (modern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan) was its role in the creation of seve…
4 years ago
Interview: Greco-Buddhism in Central Asia and India with Lee Clarke
In the wake of Alexander the Great, the traditions of Hellenism and Buddhism thought came into close contact in Central Asia and India. Lee Clarke, a…
4 years, 1 month ago
078: The Indo-Greeks - Heracles, Menander, and the Buddha
In antiquity, Gandhara was one of the most deeply-rooted hubs of Buddhism, and scholars have attempted to search for any possible encounters between …
4 years, 1 month ago
077: The Indo-Greeks - Invasion of the Yavanarajas
With the collapse of the Mauryan Empire, the rulers of Greco-Bactria would seize the opportunity to invade India in approximately 185 B.C. Famous con…
4 years, 1 month ago