Episode T15 – Grypus

The Ancient World

Scott C.

History

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Synopsis: Cleopatra Thea convinces her son Antiochus VIII Grypus to return to Syria and share the throne. But once Zabinas is defeated and the kingdom secure, Grypus decides to avenge his brother’s murder. “Ptolemy (Physcon)…proceeded to devote his entire strength to the destruction of Alexander (Zabinas’) kingdom, which the latter had acquired by Ptolemy’s resources solely because of his hatred for Demetrius (II). He therefore sent assistance to Grypus on a massive scale and also gave him the hand of his daughter, Tryphaena, in marriage.” – Justin, Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus, Book 39 “After recovering his father’s throne and being freed from threats from abroad, Grypus became the target of his mother’s treachery. Through her lust for power she had already betrayed her husband, Demetrius, and killed her other son; now she took it ill that her prestige was diminished by Grypus’ victory, and so she set before him a cup of poison.” – Justin, Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus, Book 39 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Scott. If you're a fan of the ancient world, please help us get the word out.
0:07.0	Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and rate the series on iTunes.
0:13.0	Thanks again for listening. She minted coins in both their names with their heads shown side by side. But her Regency was never really
0:36.6	accepted. I mean, how could you ever trust a Queen who was willing to murder a son. And now that he was old enough he decided
0:46.9	to make her pay. It was pretty straightforward. The entire court was on the same page and they conspired to kill his
0:56.0	mother and place him on the throne. Which is how King Ariarthies the sixth gain control of Capidocia.
1:05.0	As I mentioned a few episodes back,
1:08.0	Queen Nysa of Capidocia had poisoned five sons
1:12.0	in order to rule through the youngest. So getting rid of her
1:16.7	was both justified and long overdue. But there was one small entanglement.
1:24.0	Nysa was the sister of the Pontic King, Mithridates the fifth,
1:29.0	who was maybe the only person in the world who actually regretted her death.
1:35.0	Or maybe he just regretted losing his influence in Cabadocia.
1:40.0	Either way, Mithrodati suggested that if you wanted to keep their relationship friendly, Ariarathies should
1:48.0	marry his eldest daughter, the Pontic Princess Loudacy.
1:52.0	Ariarathies agreed. the Pontic Princess Loudacy.
1:53.2	Ariarathies agreed, the deed was done,
1:56.4	and the situation calmed back down.
2:00.0	Which was about the time they got the news, about the royal bloodshed in Syria.
2:07.0	So let's talk about the talk.
2:11.0	And I don't just mean how did Thea reveal to her subjects that she killed her son and taken the throne.
2:18.0	That part may have not actually been that bad.
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