Perdiccas It took a while, but here we are: our first successor, Perdiccas! This episode has it all, even though Perdy didn’t last very long. We’ve got elephants, crocodiles, rebellion, marriage proposals (and…

Throw back to our deep dive into the life of Perdiccas, the ambitious general who nearly had it all—until it all fell apart. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-59xeg...

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Part One: Antigonus the One-Eyed Antigonus the One-Eyed was a big man, so big in fact that his story couldn’t be contained in a single episode. In part one we learn all about Antigonus’ parenting style, horrible dad jokes, and we…

👁️ August is National Eye Exam Month! What better time to learn about Antigonus the One-Eyed. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-k3h4k... . 🏛️ #HellenisticHistory #AlexanderStandard

Alexander IV Well, we learned a lot in this episode! First, being the son of a king may not be as awesome as you’d think. Sure, you get the royal treatment, but you never know when someone might throw you in a…

🗡️ In the late summer of 309 BCE, tragedy struck as Alexander IV and his mother Roxana were assassinated. Learn more here, www.podbean.com/eas/pb-rbfsi...

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Hellenistic Central Asia through the Eyes of GenAI – Part 3: Deep Research This is part three of a three-part series on the biases about Hellenistic Central Asia in generative artificial intelligence (AI) datasets. In this final part, I planned to discuss how Hellenistic …

Thrilled that my third piece as a contributor for @digitalorientalist.bsky.social was just posted.

Have a look to see how #DeepResearch AI models identify the #AiKhanoum foot.

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#AI #AgenticAI #AIBias #ancienthistory #centralasia #hellenistichistory #classics

So let’s be friends?! What kind go vibe to you go for?

#history #ancienthistory #ancientgreece #ancient #rome #ancientrome #roman #greek #hellenistichistory #archaeology #archaeological

Part One: Demetrius the Besieger of Cities Demetrius is what you would call a "Beautiful Disaster." He was supposedly quite beautiful, but he was definitely a disaster. Trust us, however hard you've ever partied, Demetrius partied harder. But…

💔 Valentine's Day special with #DemetriustheBesieger! Hear about his many loves and losses. It's a tale you won't want to miss! 👑 #AlexanderStandardPod #HellenisticHistory #ListenNow

As you may know, I once completed a PhD, which feels like a lifetime ago. I want to get back into research mode and so: once a week we dive into a more obscure topic of ancient history. Today we start with Megalopolis.

#megalopolis #achaeanleague #ancientgreece #hellenistichistory #polybius

🗃️ Part 2 of @edwardasross.bsky.social's series on 🌍 Hellenistic Central Asia and AI 🤖 explores how generative #AI tools represent ancient music 🎵
#DigitalHumanities #ArtificialIntelligence #HellenisticHistory #CentralAsia

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Okay, maybe a fact most people know already. But today I learned that the famous Ode by #Horace which starts with the line ‘Nunc bibendum est’ was a celebration of the death of #Cleopatra. Clearly, I need to get back into a closer reading of primary source material. #hellenistichistory #Latin

In November, John Serrati published two chapters examining military settlers in the Hellenistic world. Military 'katoikoi' within the Seleukid Empire (Seleukids at War) and military 'kleruchs' in Egypt (Coins, Riches, and Lands).

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