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

#history #ancienthistory #ancientgreece #ancient #rome #ancientrome #roman #greek #hellenistichistory #archaeology #archaeological
March 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
hellenistichistory.bsky.social
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
January 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
hellenistichistory.bsky.social
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
January 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
digitalorientalist.bsky.social
🗃️ 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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January 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
martinkoenigsberg.bsky.social
Look Up New Book! #SyrianHistory #BabylonianHistory #RomanHistory #ParthianHistory #Phalanx #Cavalry #WargameResearch #SeleucidArmies312to63BC #WilliamHorsted #AdamHook #MenAtArms567 #OspreyPublishing #GreekHistory #HellenisticHistory #SwordAndSpear #AncientWargaming @ospreypublishing.bsky.social
July 28, 2026 at 1:35 PM
edwardasross.bsky.social
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
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 …
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May 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
alexstandardpod.bsky.social
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...

#AlexanderStandardPod #Perdiccas #HellenisticHistory #ListenNow
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…
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September 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
alexstandardpod.bsky.social
👁️ August is National Eye Exam Month! What better time to learn about Antigonus the One-Eyed. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-k3h4k... . 🏛️ #HellenisticHistory #AlexanderStandard
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…
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August 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
alexstandardpod.bsky.social
🗡️ 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...

#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…
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August 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
alexstandardpod.bsky.social
💔 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
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…
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February 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
carlyasilver.bsky.social
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1,575 likes, 73 comments - hellenistichistory on July 4, 2022: "Something a little different for a change. There have been so many new faces lately - welcome by the way - that I thought I would be nic...
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March 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
antrelclaottawa.bsky.social
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).

#HellenisticHistory #AncientMilitary #ClassicalStudies
January 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM