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[The Indo Greeks] became masters of both Ariane and the Indians, subduing more peoples than Alexander, especially under Menander…
- Strabo, 11.11.1

There will be Yavanas here by reason of religious feeling or ambition or plunder…
- Matsya Purana 273.25

New episode on Friday!

On the next episode, we will begin our coverage of the Second Punic War, from Hannibal’s march through the Alps to the Battle of Lake Trasimene. Stay tuned!

Is this what my Twitter feed is going to look like for the next two weeks because of the upcoming Football match between England and Italy?

Rule by the Macedonian-born Seleucid dynasty did little to deter the flourishing culture of Mesopotamia. Seleucid kings readily adopted the traditional political and religious roles of Near-Eastern rulers, and cuneiform continued to be used despite the preference for Greek.

Remains of Seleucia-on-the-Tigris, Iraq. While most great cities of Mesopotamia were built along the Euphrates, Seleucus I chose the Tigris. By the 1st cent AD, it allegedly had 500K people living in it, & later great cities like Ctesiphon & Baghdad would be built nearby

“For her beauty, as we are told, was in itself not altogether incomparable, nor such as to strike those who saw her; but converse with her had an irresistible charm...”
Plutarch, Life of Anthony 27.2

Cleopatra’s design is now available on Redbubble! :
https://t.co/vbNw2m3QRf

Looking for Ancient History or Classics-themed gifts for yourself or for Boxing Day?
Check out my Redbubble page in the link below, where you can find amazing designs of Alexander or Cleopatra on a variety of products that supports history podcasting!

https://t.co/Oy5Jld3h2C

The 2nd design created by the fantastic @stephpeppery, depicting the last Ptolemaic queen, Cleopatra VII!

This design is also available on Redbubble as well,, feel free to check it out by clicking on the link below!
https://t.co/Ms3obNy1Lm

Hi everyone! I am proud to unveil one of the designs done by the amazingly talented @stephpeppery for the show, depicting Alexander the Great!

This design is now available on my Redbubble page in a wide variety of products, all going to support the show!
https://t.co/gzKbqdMNdO

Alexandria-Eschate, “Alexandria-the-farthest”, a city founded by the eponymous conqueror near modern Khojand, Tajikistan in the Ferghana Valley. It was built as a outpost against the Steppe nomads, & symbolized the end of the “civilized world” as the northeastern most Greek city.