Seleucid Empire - 06 - Clash of Titans

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Returning from his victorious tour of the east, Antiochus the Great has a score to settle with the Ptolemies by inaugurating the fifth Syrian war. The consequences of which will put him in the crosshairs of the Roman Republic.
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All music included is credited to Brandon Fiechter.
Source Material
Primary:
Appian - Syrian Wars
Titus Livy (Livy) - History of Rome
Polybius - Histories
Strabo - Geography
Polyaenus - Stratagems
Daniel - Book of Daniel
Plutarch - Moralia
Justin - Epitome
Zeno of Rhodes - Partial transcripts via Polybius
Pompeius Trogus - Prologues
Porphyrius - Fragments
Secondary:
Jean Charl Du Plessis. “The Seleucid Army of Antiochus the Great”
Anne-Emmanuelle Veïsse, The ‘Great Theban Revolt’, 206-186 BCE In: Cultures of Resistance in the Hellenistic East. Edited by: Paul J. Kosmin and Ian S. Moyer, Oxford University Press
David Klotz: Who was with Antiochos III at Raphia? Revisiting the Hieroglyphic Versions of the Raphia Decree (CG 31008 and 50048)
Graham Wrightson: The Battles of Antiochus the Great: The failure of combined arms at Magnesia that handed the world to Rome

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@Walgriff 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been checking regularly for this next video 💪🫡

@tr4hek389 4 ай бұрын

The legend is back!

@untitledk1804 4 ай бұрын

I have been longing for this!

@triskeliosthelastcelt1303 4 ай бұрын

Hell yeah! More of the best Seleucid content.

@Dataism 4 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie, the chariot thing was completely out of left field on Antiochus' part, should have just stuck to the cataphracts.

@obscurehistory1 4 ай бұрын

Definitely better off without them!

@RobbyHouseIV 4 ай бұрын

I always wondered what Antiochus was thinking taking only 10,000 soldiers with him into Greece to begin with.

@SilverisDuhas 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the work you put into these videos! It would be nice if you added timestamps as well. Also, do you think Antiochus could have prevented the Romans crossing the Hellespont?

@obscurehistory1 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate your feedback! I believe he could have made it more of a challenge for the Romans to crossover into Asia. His complete withdrawal from the region was definitely a big error. Even when they had crossed, I think if he stopped them from combining forces with king Eumenes then that would have definitely increased his chances of success.