Antiochus III is gunning for the east. Xerxes of Armenia, Arsaces II of Parthia and even Euthydemus of Bactria are going to be on the receiving end of Seleucid wrath…
Sources for this episode:
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80- The Downfall of Achaeus
Achaeus the Younger is gone! How? Well, it involves an attempted meddling by Egypt, a flagrant betrayal by a Cretan mercenary, and a stealthy spy mission in the night with a king disguised as a lowly warrior. What more could you ask for?
Sources for this episode:
- Bevan, E. R. (1966), The House of Seleucus (Vol. II). New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc.
- Greene, R. (2000), The 48 Laws of Power. London: Profile Books Ltd.
- Polybius (1979), Polybius the Histories, in Six Volumes (Volume III). Translated by W. R. Paton. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann, Ltd.