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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 stori…
1 year, 5 months 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 Anatoli…
1 year, 5 months 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 decad…
1 year, 6 months 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 mor…
1 year, 6 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…
1 year, 6 months 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 pote…
1 year, 7 months ago
Intelligent Speech Panels Tomorrow February 8!
Season 2
Intelligent Speech 2025 is coming! The event will feature a gathering of excellent history podcasters THIS SATURDAY. That’s FEBRUARY 8, 2025 at 10:00…
1 year, 7 months ago
History of Persia Live at Intelligent Speech
Season 2
Intelligent Speech 2025 is coming! The event will feature a gathering of excellent history podcasters THIS SATURDAY. That's FEBRUARY 8, 2025 at 10:00…
1 year, 7 months ago
141: The Age of Antiochus
Season 2 Episode 141
Antiochus I succeeded his father Seleucus in 281 BCE, and he was immediately plunged into a series of revolts, invasion, and crises in every directio…
1 year, 7 months ago
140: Meet the Neighbors Who Resisted
Season 2 Episode 140
By the time Seleucus Nicator was murdered, he had reunited much of Alexander the Great's Empire, but the northern and southwestern edges of the imper…
1 year, 8 months ago