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 Timarchos in Babylonia and the rebellion of Judas Maccabee. Yet his behavior abroad alienated many of the other kings like Attalus II of Pergamon and Ptolemy VI, who in turn bankrolled the ambitions of another Seleucid usurper: Alexander Balas, the (supposed) lost son of Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Episode Notes: ( Episode Transcript: ( Social Media: Twitter ( Facebook ( Instagram ( Bluesky ( Show Merchandise: Etsy ( Redbubble ( Donations: Patreon ( Ko-Fi ( Amazon Book Wish List (

You can listen to 112: The Seleucid Empire - Breaking the Hammer online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

112: The Seleucid Empire - Breaking the Hammer is an episode from The Hellenistic Age Podcast by The Hellenistic Age Podcast.

This episode is 00:36:56 long.

This episode was published on Nov 5, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Hellenistic Age Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.