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After Alexander Vince's Podcasts
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- Geschiedenis
This podcast explores what happened after Alexander the Great, with a specific focus on the story of the Seleucids- a dynasty which descended from one of Alexander's generals and came to rule an empire stretching from Anatolia to India. Join us as we examine the Hellenistic world and watch the shifting Seleucid fortunes through Seleucus I, Antiochus I and Antiochus II through the various highs and lows. Currently covering: The reign of Seleucus II Callinicus (246- 226 BCE).
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58- Attalus to the Rescue!
After Hierax evicted Seleucus from Anatolia, the peninsula descended into chaos. But one of the monarchs of the Hellenistic period would not stand for that. It's time for Attalus I of Pergamon to step up to the plate...
Sources for this episode:
Bevan, E. R. (1902), The House of Seleucus (Vol. I). London: Edward Arthur.
Grainger, J. D., (2014), The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323- 223 BCE), Seleukos I to Seleukos III. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Ltd. (eBook).
Norwich, J. J. (2013), A Short History of Byzantium. London: The Penguin Group.
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Attalus I (online) (Accessed 29/02/2024).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Kingdom of Pergamon (online) (Accessed 01/03/2024). -
57- The Battle of Ancyra
Antiochus Hierax and Seleucus II are finally going to have something of a showdown in the Fraternal War. Ancyra is waiting for us- but the results might not be pretty.
Sources for this episode:
Bevan, E. R. (1902), The House of Seleucus (Vol. I). London: Edward Arthur.
The Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica (2024), Ankara (online) (Accessed c. 01/03/2024).
Grainger, J. D., (2014), The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323- 223 BCE), Seleukos I to Seleukos III. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Ltd. (eBook). -
56- The End of an Era
239 BCE saw the death of someone who has been in the background of our Seleucid story for what feels like forever. As such, we should give him a proper sendoff. Say goodbye to Antigonus II...
Sources for this episode:
Bennett, J. E., Li, G., Foreman, K., Best, N., Kontis, V., Pearson, C., Hambly, P. and Ezzati, M. (2015), The future of life expectancy and life expectancy inequalities in England and Wales: Bayesian spatiotemporal forecasting. Lancet 386: 163-170.
Bevan, E. R. (1902), The House of Seleucus (Vol. I). London: Edward Arthur.
Bevan, E. R. (1914), A History of Egypt under the Ptolemaic Dynasty. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd.
Harju, O. (2018), Male Heirs, Bastard King, Catholic England and Other Alternatives: A Counterfactual History Analysis of Henry VIII's Three Sons. Bachelor's thesis submitted to the University of Oulu.
Keynes 2005 (reference to be updated)
Volkmann, H., Encyclopedia Britannica (2024), Antigonus II Gonatas (online) (Accessed 27/02/2024).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Antigonus II Gonatas (online) (Accessed 27/02/2024).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Demetrius II Aetolicus (online) (Accessed 27/02/2024).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign (online) (Accessed 27/02/2024).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Philip V of Macedon (online) (Accessed 27/02/2024). -
55- Brother Fighting Brother
Hierax is making his move and Seleucus II is doing his best to counteract it. Let's see how he does in the early phases of what is known as the Fraternal War.
Sources for this episode:
Bevan, E. R. (1902), The House of Seleucus (Vol. I). London: Edward Arthur.
The Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica (2024), Ankara (online) (Accessed c.27/02/2024).
The Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica (2023), Lydia (online) (Accessed c.27/02/2024).
Grainger, J. D., (2014), The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323- 223 BCE), Seleukos I to Seleukos III. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Ltd. (eBook).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Mithridates II of Pontus (online) (Accessed 27/02/2024). -
54- The Fifth Generation
Seleucus II may have been in our focus for the political and military drama so far, but he also has a wife and children who will become the players on the stage in the next generation. Let's take some time to introduce them while we still have some breathing space...
Sources for this episode:
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53- The Hawk of Anatolia
Antiochus Hierax has behaved himself up until this point in our narrative, but it won't stay that way for long. To the government in Sardis, Antiochus III 'the Hawk' has arisen in Anatolia to claim the throne from his brother. But who are this faction of the Seleucid dynasty he's working with?
Sources for this episode:
Bevan, E. R. (1902), The House of Seleucus (Vol. I). London: Edward Arthur (eBook).
D'Agostini, M. (2023), Laodice (2), Seleucid queen, wife of Antiochus (2) II, c. 285– unknown. Oxford Classical Dictionary (online) (Accessed 11/01/2024).
Grainger, J. D. (2014), The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323- 223 BCE), Seleukos I to Seleukos III. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Ltd. (eBook).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Achaeus (son of Seleucus I Nicator) (online) (Accessed 11/01/2024).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Alexander (grandson of Seleucus I Nicator) (online) (Accessed 11/01/2024).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Andromachus (son of Achaeus) (online) (Accessed 11/01/2024).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Antiochus III the Great (online) (Accessed 11/01/2024).
Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Seleucus III Ceraunus (online) (Accessed 11/01/2024).