Architects of the Hellenistic Age Part I: The Legacy of Alexander’s Companions
The conquests of Alexander the Great should be understated. From[…]
Hellenistic Babylon and Seleucid Imperial Ideology
The academic year has started again, so it is time[…]
Myth and Polis XI: Hellenistic kings and kinship myth
We have now reached the eleventh part of the series[…]
Hellenistic Women I: Apama, the first Queen of the Seleucid Empire
During a critical moment in the conquests of Alexander the[…]
Greek Kings and Indian Emperors: Diplomacy between the Hellenistic Kingdoms and Mauryan India
To writers like Herodotus and Ctesias, India was on the[…]
An introduction to the Seleucids II: The (Re)birth of an Empire
This is the second part of the introduction into the[…]
An Introduction to the Seleukid Empire I: An Ode to the Elephant Kings
The Seleukids. What does one generally know about them? Not[…]