152: There Goes the Neighborhood
During and after the Second Syrian War, Antiochus II was involved in many ongoing events with his smaller neighbors and subordinates. Whether it was intervening in the Cappadocian monarchy, being kept...
17 Aug 202536min
151: 2 Syria 2 War
Trevor's WiFi is back, and so is the History of Persia. Although he started in a relatively strong position, the new Seleucid king Antiochus II's reign was immediately derailed by the Second Syrian Wa...
25 Juli 202531min
150: The Time Lord
To wrap up our series on Orphism and its connections to Hellenistic Iran, it's time to discuss Zurvan, the Zoroastrian yazata of Time, and his growing cult in the Hellenistic Age. Visit https://HoPfu...
6 Juli 202543min
149: Theogonies
The Ancient Greeks had many ideas about the origins of the universe and humanity over the centuries. The best known is probably Hesiod's Theogony, but the Orphics developed many of their own versions ...
1 Juni 202542min
148: Orphic Mysteries
Continuing the story of Orphic religion, we take a break from mythology to talk about theology in one of ancient Greece's more unique mystery cults. Download Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to suppo...
9 Maj 202532min
147: Orpheus
We're taking a break from the historical narrative to focus on a mythological one: the life and times of Orpheus the Bard, from his many origin stories to the travels of the Argonauts to his eventual ...
15 Apr 202537min
146: Dating in the Family
Like any good king, Antiochus I Soter had a royal family, and as his reign comes to an end, it's time to talk about them, from his brother in Anatolia to troublesome sons and wide ranging in-laws. He'...
30 Mars 202529min
145: From Antiochus to Ashoka
After losing a large piece of the eastern empire to Chandragupta Maurya, the Seleucids didn't just ignore their eastern neighbors. In the later decades of Seleucus' reign, Megasthenes established dipl...
19 Mars 202541min
