Kairite and Salwite. I'm so sorry for hijacking this broadcast, since I know you all must be

chomping at the bit to hear our gracious host talk about a bunch of math hippies like the Pythagorean's or the strange creature that is a

federalist biped with broad flat nails. But please lend me your ears. My name is Derek and I am the host of the Hellenistic Age podcast

Some of you may be familiar with the term, but for those who aren't I'll explain

The Hellenistic Age is the era between the death of Alexander the Great to the rise of Augustus

Caesar, 323 to 31 BC, a time where Greek culture spread and fused with the various civilizations and customs

of Eurasia and North Africa.

Now I am not a historian, nor am I a classicist.

In fact, my background is biology and philosophy.

But I am a deeply devoted fan of the ancient world

who loves to learn and teach others about it. I am also admittedly a self-professed

Roman fan boy, but the Hellenistic world is so fascinating that I couldn't help but study it further.

In this podcast, we will take a journey from the shores of the Italian peninsula to the mountains of the Hindu Kush, from the

steps of northern Afghanistan to the deserts of Egypt.

Want something political?

Look no further than the wars of the Diadoy,

which one scholar calls, quote,

the world's greatest funeral games, the prize empire.

Looking for the fantastical?

There are the superstructure's like the Tesseracontories, a ship built by King Ptolemy the 4th of Egypt that was as long as one and a half

football fields and needed 4,000 rowers just to move it. Perhaps you want something

more culturally focused. Well, we will learn the transformation

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