78- King of the Hill

In the calm before the storm, we examine what was going on in Anatolia. Achaeus the Younger has been a rising power since he's been free to romp round the peninsula, squaring off against Attalus I of Pergamon and whoever else he comes across.

Sources for this episode:

  • Bevan, E. R. (1902), The House of Seleucus (Vol. I). London: Edward Arthur.
  • Espenak, F., NASA (date unknown) Solar Eclipses of Historical Interest (online) (Accessed 19/07/2024).
  • 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.
  • Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), List of solar eclipses in antiquity (online) (Accessed 19/07/2024).