The troubled reigns of Seleucus II Callinicus and Seleucus III marked over 20 years of instability for the empire. A 3rd Syrian War led by a vigorous Ptolemy III Euergetes would penetrate into Syria and Mesopotamia, Parthia saw the invasion of the nomadic Parni, and rebellious officials in places like Pergamon would test the limits of the Seleucid rulers to maintain their quickly fracturing realm. Above all else would be the "War of the Brothers", as the usurper Antiochus Hierax ("the Hawk") would challenge his brother Seleucus II and help bring the dynasty to the point of extinction less than a century after its foundation.

Show Links

Episode Notes:

(https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/01/31/057-the-seleucid-empire-my-brothers-keeper/)

Episode 057 Transcript:

(https://hellenisticagepodcast.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/057-the-seleucid-empire-my-brothers-keeper-episode-transcript.pdf)

Family Tree - From Seleucus I to Seleucus III:

(https://hellenisticagepodcast.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/from-seleucus-i-to-seleucus-iii-1.pdf)

Social Media:

Twitter (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod)

Facebook (www.facebook.com/hellenisticagepodcast/)

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hellenistic_age_podcast/)

Show Merchandise:

Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/HellenisticAgePod)

Redbubble (https://www.redbubble.com/people/HellenisticPod/shop?asc=u)

Donations:

Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/hellenisticagepodcast)

Amazon Book Wish List (https://tinyurl.com/vfw6ask)