071: The Fourth Syrian War - A Tale of Two Kingdoms

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🗓️ 6 May 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In 222 B.C., two of the world's most powerful kingdoms saw the coronation of two young monarchs: Antiochus III of the Seleucid Empire, and Ptolemy IV Philopator of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. As Antiochus tries to keep his realm from falling apart in the face of rebellions and the assassination of his older brother, the laziness of Ptolemy allows the court of Alexandria to fall into a whirlwind of conspiracies and corruption among his advisors, serving as a dramatic prelude to the Fourth Syrian War. Episode 071 Notes: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2022/05/06/071-the-fourth-syrian-war-a-tale-of-two-kingdoms/) Episode 071 Transcript: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.files.wordpress.com/2022/05/071-the-fourth-syrian-war-a-tale-of-two-kingdoms-transcript.pdf) Intelligent Speech Conference 2022 Website (https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/Intellspeechcon) Promo Code: AGE Social Media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod) Facebook (www.facebook.com/hellenisticagepodcast/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hellenistic_age_podcast/) Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/hellenisticagepodcast) 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)

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0:00.0	Hi there, you're listening to the Hellenistic Age podcast.
0:13.1	Episode 71, the Fourth Syrian War, a tale of two kingdoms.
0:30.9	From the book of Daniel, chapter 11 verses 10 through 11, quote,
0:36.5	The King of the North's sun shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces,
0:39.0	which shall advance like a flood and pass through, and again shall carry the war as far as his fortress. Move with rage, the king of the
0:44.8	south shall go out and do battle against the king of the north, who shall muster a great multitude,
0:50.0	which shall, however, be defeated by his enemy.
0:54.4	In the year 222 BC, the fortunes of two of the world's most powerful dynasties were at complete
0:59.8	odds.
1:01.0	The kingdom of Egypt, lorded over by the House of Ptolemy, was riding high thanks to the
1:05.7	skilled administration of its first three rulers.
1:08.6	Its capital of Alexandria was undergoing a cultural efflorescence,
1:11.8	and the fertility of the Nile River made them the wealthiest men and women on earth. Like his
1:17.3	forebears, Ptolemy III Eur Gites died peacefully in bed in that year, and was followed by the smooth
1:22.9	transition of power to his 20-year-old son, Ptolemy IV. In contrast, the geographically larger
1:29.0	Seleucan Empire was on the verge of collapse. From the 240s through the 220s, the empire
1:35.0	was rocked by a series of crises, the invasion of Ptolemy III during the Third Syrian War,
1:40.7	the movement of nomadic tribes from the Eurasian steps into the Iranian plateau,
1:45.5	and revolts from seditious governors.
1:48.3	Despite the competency of Seleucus II Kalinicus, a civil war between him and his brother
1:53.7	and Tyachus Hyrax would seriously threaten the stability of the monarchy.
1:58.3	In 226, Hyrax was eventually driven from his kingdom in Anatolia and murdered
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