Podcast
King of Kings
Hosted by Christian Heiens · EN
A podcast covering 1000 years of Persian history, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, to the Islamic Conquest of Persia in the 7th Century AD.
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Episode 13 - Loose Ends
Aug 9, 202100:27:12Tap to summarizePerdiccas prepares for his invasion of Egypt by dispatching an expedition to seize the island of Cyprus. Meanwhile, the Aetolians resume their war with Macedon as the Royalists invade Babylon.
Transcribe →Episode 12 - The Hellespont
Jun 7, 202100:48:16Tap to summarizeWe break down the composition, logistics, strategy, and tactics employed by a Hellenistic army in the age of Alexander. Meanwhile, Eumenes and Craterus clash in the first great battle of the Wars of the Diadochi.
Transcribe →Episode 11 - First Blood
Jan 18, 202100:26:21Tap to summarizeNeoptolemus betrays Eumenes in Cappadocia, while the Coalition prepares to crush Royalist resistance in Asia Minor.
Transcribe →Episode 10 - Eumenes Alone
Sep 28, 202000:24:32Tap to summarizeThe Royalist cause in Anatolia collapses as Eumenes' allies desert him on land and sea. Meanwhile, Antipater, Craterus, and Antigonus the One-Eyed cross the Hellespont into Asia, determined to topple Perdiccas' government and crush anyone who stands in their way.
Transcribe →Episode 9 - The First War of the Diadochi
Sep 9, 202000:22:33Tap to summarizeThe Wars of the Diadochi begin, as Perdiccas prepares to attack Ptolemy in Egypt to recover Alexander's body and secure his southern flank. Meanwhile, Eumenes is tasked with defending Anatolia from Antipater, Craterus, and Antigonus the One-Eyed, as the coalition assembled against him prepares to cross into Asia.
Transcribe →Episode 8 - The Successors Awaken
Aug 17, 202000:50:09Tap to summarizeAlexander's half-sister Cynane becomes the first member of the Argead Dynasty to perish following the death of her brother in Babylon two years earlier. To prevent a mutiny within the Macedonian Army, Perdiccas marries Cynane's daughter Adea to her half-uncle, King Philip III. In the aftermath of Cynane's death, the regency collapses as Antigonus the One-Eyed informs Antipater of Perdiccas’ plans to set aside his daughter Nicaea to marry Alexander's sister Cleopatra. Outraged by this insult, and believing the Regent is setting up a play to crown himself as King, Antipater and his son-in-law Craterus vow to throw Perdiccas out of power. Meanwhile, Alexander's body makes its way from Babylon to Asia Minor, in preparation for Perdiccas' plans to bury the King in Macedon and possibly lay claim to the throne. In Syria however, troops under Ptolemy's command hijack the funeral procession and divert the body to Egypt. The First War of the Diadochi has begun.
Transcribe →Episode 7 - A Regency Unraveled
Aug 3, 202000:43:50Tap to summarizeThe Greco-Persian Wars come to an end with Eumenes' conquest of Cappadocia. Meanwhile, Ptolemy consolidates his rule over Egypt, while Perdiccas clears the way for Alexander's body to return to Macedon from Babylon.
Transcribe →Episode 6 - The (Macedonian) Empire Strikes Back
Jul 13, 202000:53:03Tap to summarizeCrippled by the death of Alexander, the Macedonian Empire strikes back against the Greek rebellions in Bactria and Athens. Meanwhile, Perdiccas prepares to invade Cappadocia, where the last bastion of Persian resistance clings on in the mountains of Anatolia.
Transcribe →Episode 5 - The Regency of Perdiccas
Jun 29, 202000:40:05Tap to summarizeThe regency of Perdiccas begins in Babylon with yet more intrigue and bloodshed. Meanwhile, news of Alexander's death sparks two rebellions on opposite ends of the Macedonian Empire, as Greek soldiers in Bactria desert their posts, and the city-state of Athens launches the Lamian War in Greece.
Transcribe →Episode 4 - The Partition of Babylon Part II
Jun 27, 202000:24:23Tap to summarizeWe wrap up our first tour of the Macedonian Empire by traveling through the Upper Satrapies of the Iranian Plateau, and the far eastern satrapies of Central Asia and India. With the Partition of Babylon now complete, the regency of Perdiccas formally begins.
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