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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…

1 year, 8 months ago

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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…

1 year, 8 months ago

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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 on…

1 year, 9 months ago

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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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1 year, 9 months ago

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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…

1 year, 9 months ago

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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, th…

1 year, 9 months ago

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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, …

1 year, 10 months ago

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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 ori…

1 year, 10 months ago

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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…

1 year, 10 months ago

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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 ma…

1 year, 11 months ago

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