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Season 2 Episode 151
Trevor's WiFi is back, and so is the History of Persia. Although he started in a relatively strong position, the new Seleucid king Antiochus II's reign was immediately derailed by the Second Syrian W…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
150: The Time Lord
Season 2 Episode 150
To wrap up our series on Orphism and its connections to Hellenistic Iran, it's time to discuss Zurvan, the Zoroastrian yazata of Time, and his growing cult in the Hellenistic Age.
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Published on 5 months ago
149: Theogonies
Season 2 Episode 149
The Ancient Greeks had many ideas about the origins of the universe and humanity over the centuries. The best known is probably Hesiod's Theogony, but the Orphics developed many of their own versions…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
148: Orphic Mysteries
Season 2 Episode 148
Continuing the story of Orphic religion, we take a break from mythology to talk about theology in one of ancient Greece's more unique mystery cults.
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Published on 7 months ago
147: Orpheus
Season 2 Episode 147
We're taking a break from the historical narrative to focus on a mythological one: the life and times of Orpheus the Bard, from his many origin stories to the travels of the Argonauts to his eventual…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
146: Dating in the Family
Season 2 Episode 146
Like any good king, Antiochus I Soter had a royal family, and as his reign comes to an end, it's time to talk about them, from his brother in Anatolia to troublesome sons and wide ranging in-laws. He…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
145: From Antiochus to Ashoka
After losing a large piece of the eastern empire to Chandragupta Maurya, the Seleucids didn't just ignore their eastern neighbors. In the later decades of Seleucus' reign, Megasthenes established dip…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
144: Pergamon et al.
Season 2 Episode 144
A grab bag episode to cover Seleukid politics in the last decade or so of Antiochus Soter's reign. We've got temples, cities, and rebellion. What more could you ask for?
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Published on 9 months ago
143: The First Syrian War
Season 2 Episode 143
No sooner had Antiochus I defeated the new-found Galatians in Anatolia, than war erupted in the south. Magas, brother of Ptolemy II and self-declared King of Cyrene, formed a marriage alliance with A…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
142: Gauls With Gall
Season 2 Episode 142
After sweeping through the Balkans with their kin, three tribes of Gauls in Thrace drew the attention of the embattled Nicomeides of Bithynia as potential allies in his war against a Seleucid-backed …
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago