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  • 160: Philosophy and Medicine

    160: Philosophy and Medicine
    Jan 13 2026

    Unfortunately for the study of Seleucid philosophy, the Seleucid kings were not major patrons of the lovers of wisdom as their Hellenistic neighbors were, and the works of the philosophers they did patronize have not survived. However, somewhat more can be said of Seleucid patronage of ancient medicine.


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    43 min
  • 159: The Lovers of Wisdom

    159: The Lovers of Wisdom
    Dec 22 2025

    We're taking a break from the narrative for a brief introduction to Ancient Greek Philosophy. From Thales to Epicurus, it's time.


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    43 min
  • 158: A Flawed Inheritance

    158: A Flawed Inheritance
    Dec 10 2025

    After chasing his brother out of Asia, but still beaten by the Parthians, Seleucus II returned to Antioch to face the family drama royals are best known for and to prepare for another round of war. In a speed round family episode, we'll cover the Seleucid extended family, the death of Seleucus Callinichus, and the reign of Seleucus III Ceranaus.


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    29 min
  • 157: The Seleucid Civil War

    157: The Seleucid Civil War
    Nov 30 2025

    During the Third Syrian War, Seleucus II Callinicus discovered treachery. His younger brother, Antiochus Hierax and their royal relatives in Anatolia attempted to usurp the throne. Seleucus was forced to make a hasty peace with Ptolemy III and return to the north to face his brother in open civil war.


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    44 min
  • 156: Babylon Drift

    156: Babylon Drift
    Nov 17 2025

    With Babylonia and the Seleucis of Syria under Ptolemaic occupation, it's entirely possible that the only thing that saved Seleucus II was an Egyptian famine. Free to go on the offensive, Seleucus turned the tide of the Third Syrian War.


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    34 min
  • 155: The War of the Mothers

    155: The War of the Mothers
    Oct 26 2025

    Antiochus II Theos was dead and his wives, Laodike and Berenike, were both trying to get their sons on the Seleucid throne. Both sides called on their relatives, the Achaeids and Ptolemies, to plunder and retake the vulnerable Empire.


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    29 min
  • 154: Meet the Messy Neighbors

    154: Meet the Messy Neighbors
    Oct 4 2025

    We take a break from the Seleucids to discuss their western neighbors: Egypt under Ptolemy II and Macedon under Antigonus II.

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    46 min
  • Bonus Teaser: Frank Miller's "Xerxes"

    Bonus Teaser: Frank Miller's "Xerxes"
    Sep 28 2025

    We've covered 300. We've covered Rise of an Empire. We've covered all sorts of Achaemenid historical fiction. So now, we cover Xerxes, with a shockingly positive review of Frank Miller's sequel graphic novel.

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    7 min