125: Ptolemaic Egypt - East Africa, the Red Sea, and Nubia
At the height of their power, the Ptolemaic dynasty took a great interest in the lands that lay south of the Nile Valley and the waters of t...
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20 of 159 episodes124: Ptolemaic Egypt - Sound and Fury
Civil war in Egypt concludes after nearly a decade of strife, with Cleopatra II seeking support from the Seleucids before being reunited wit...
123: The Seleucid Empire - Wrath of the Goddess
As the army of Antiochus VII goes down in Media, Demetrius II returns to Syria after being released from Parthian captivity. Nobody is parti...
122: Ptolemaic Egypt - The Good, the Bad, and the Fatty
Nearly twenty years of exile from Egypt did little to improve the mood of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Physcon ("Potbelly" or "The Fatty"), and...
121: The Seleucid Empire - The Man They Called Sidetes
Demetrius' disastrous campaign against the Parthians meant that the Seleucid Empire was on its last legs. The only man capable of bringing t...
120 The Seleucid Empire - Writing on the Wall
The death of both Alexander Balas and Ptolemy VI in 145 meant that the throne belonged to Demetrius II Nicator. Yet another round of civil w...
119: The Rise of the Parthian Empire - From Arsaces to Mithridates I
As Rome consolidated the Mediterranean under their hegemony, the Parthians were poised to overrun Iran and Mesopotamia. Leading a small trib...
118: Graecia Capta - The Roman Conquest of Greece
Andriscus' defeat in Macedonia was not enough to quell the troubles of Greece, as the Achaean League was also on the warpath. The relationsh...
117: Antigonid Macedon - The Vergina Sun Never Sets...
Fifteen years after the last Antigonid ruler was deposed and the Macedonian kingdom abolished, a man by the name of Philip VI Andriscus clai...
116: The Third Punic War - Dido's Lament
Though the Romans expected an easy fight, the Carthaginians put up a valiant defense of their city that dragged on for three years. With no...
115: The Third Punic War - Delenda Est
“Carthage must be destroyed” – and with these words Cato the Elder doomed his North African rival by helping spark the Third Punic War, the...
114: The Nabataean Kingdom
Starting from the early third century B.C., the Nabataean kingdom ruled over much of the Levant from the Sinai Peninsula to the Hejaz. Most...
113: The War of the Three Kings
Civil war continues to grip the Seleucid Empire, as Alexander I Balas is challenged by the young Demetrius II for the throne of Syria. Thing...
112: The Seleucid Empire - Breaking the Hammer
The newly enthroned Demetrius I Soter managed to instill a degree of order throughout the Seleucid realm, crushing the would-be king Timarch...
111: The Seleucid Empire - The Elephant in the (Throne) Room
With Antiochus IV Epiphanes’ death in Persia, the throne passed to the boy-king Antiochus V Eupator and his standing regent Lysias in 164. B...
110 Ptolemaic Egypt - Two's Company, Three's a Crowd
In the aftermath of the Sixth Syrian War, the tripartite division of authority between Ptolemy VI , Cleopatra II, and Ptolemy VIII was a ten...
109: The Seleucid Empire - A Sinful Root
Despite the humiliation at Eleusis in 167 and the troubles in Judea, Antiochus organizes an enormous festival in Daphne to rival the games o...
108: The Seleucid Empire - The Maccabean Revolt
The tension between the various factions vying for power in Jerusalem leads to a crisis, when Antiochus IV retaliates by attacking the city...
107: Jews and Judaism from Alexander the Great to Antiochus III
In this episode, we delve into the history of the Jews – both in the homeland of Judea and the many communities of the Diaspora. From the co...
Interview: "The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World" with William Dalrymple
Historian and broadcaster William Dalrymple (“The Company Quartet“, “Empire“) joins the podcast to discuss his latest book “The Golden Road“...