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Official Twitter of The Hellenistic Age Podcast, a show covering the history of Eurasia & North Africa from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra VII.
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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!

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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!

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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?

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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.

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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

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“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

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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

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The 2nd design created by the fantastic , 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

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Hi everyone! I am proud to unveil one of the designs done by the amazingly talented 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

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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.

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