Podcast Episodes

139: Diadochoi

Season 2 Episode 139

9 Kings of Macedon, 8 A-names, 7 warring states, 6 kingdoms, 5 marriage pacts, 4 dead successors, 3 Ptolemies, 2 wars of succession, and 1 Victor all in one episode. The age of the diadochoi ends wit…

Published on 9 months ago

Holiday Special 2024 - Zartosht No Diso

Season 2

According to tradition, the prophet Zoroaster died at 77 years and 40 days old on Khorshed Dae AKA December 26 (depending on who you ask). Let's talk about it.

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Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

138: A Tale of True Loves

Season 2 Episode 138

Today, we explore the family of King Seleucus I from his grandfather to his sons and daughters, including one of history's first uses of the she's only his step-mom excuse.

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Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

137: Who are you again?... Again

Season 2 Episode 137

Today, we step back from the narrative to see what kind of empire Seleucus was actually running here.

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Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

136: Ipsus

Season 2 Episode 136

The Wars of the Diadochoi did not end in 301 BCE, but their Fourth War finished with a dramatic turning point in the Battle of Ipsus as Antigonus and Demetrius faced off against Seleucus, Lysimachus,…

Published on 10 months ago

135: Rise of the Elephant King

Season 2 Episode 135

After reclaiming Babylon, King Seleucus began consolidating his power over the upper satrapies, but even as he worked to reclaim the Iranian east, the Mauryan Empire began pushing out of India and ac…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

134: Samrat - Meet the Neighbors

Season 2 Episode 134

While Macedon was consolidating and collapsing in the west, a new empire was on the rise in the east. Chandragupta Maurya and his teacher, Chanakya, were busy overthrowing the Nanda Dynasty and expan…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 Holiday Special: Cyrus the Great Day

Season 2

Cyrus the Great Day is an unofficial holiday in modern Iran, marking the anniversary of Cyrus the Great's conquest of Babylon and celebrating the origins of the Iranian state. It has also been the ce…

Published on 11 months ago

133: Meet the Diadochoi

Season 2 Episode 133

After the death of Alexander IV, the former friends and generals of Alexander the Great held their breath, waiting almost a year to resume their wars. The Fourth War of the Diadochoi saw them claim t…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

132: Mystery Cults

Season 2 Episode 132

History of Persia dips its toes into the infamous Ancient Greek mystery cults to explore their role in Hellenistic religious life and what exactly makes them so mysterious anyway. Secret rituals, wee…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago