About this episode

The episode discusses Antiochus III's military campaigns against former Seleucid territories and his confrontations with King Xerxes and Arsakes II.

After defeating Achaeus, Antiochus III was quick to continue his reconquest of former Seleucid territory, or at least what he claimed was former Seleucid territory with a siege of Arsomasata and King Xerxes of Sophene. From there, the Seleucid army marched east to confront Arsakes II, the separatist king of Parthia. Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show! Support | BlueSky | Facebook | Instagram Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Trevor Culley

Topics covered

• Seleucid Empire
• Parthia
• Ancient Kings
• Military History
• Territorial Conquest

Keywords

• Antiochus III
• Xerxes
• Arsakes II
• Seleucid
• Parthia
• military history
• territorial conquest

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Arsomasata, Parthia, Sophene

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