131: Breaking Babylon

Chronicle 10 via Livius.org

Shortly before the end of the Third War of the Diadochoi, Seleucus set out with a small army to retake his satrapy in Babylon. After several years of neglect by Antigonus Monophthalmus, Seleucus retook the region easily. Before long he held all of the Upper Satrapies against Antigonus, but by the end of the Babylonian War, events in Macedon sundered the empire of Alexander the Great.
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015: Teresa Urrea and the Yaqui Revolt

Teresa Urrea la Santa de Cabora, c. 1900

Trevor was joined by Anthony from Disastrous History (@DisastrousHstry) to discuss the history of the Yaqui people of modern Sonora, their conflicts with Mexico, when those clashes crossed the border, and the story of a magical prophetess-healer-saint-revolutionary.
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130: The War for Empire

The Battle of Gaza between Demetrius and Ptolemy in 312 BCE, engraving 1812 CE

No sooner did the Second War of the Diadochoi end, than the Third began when Antiognus Monophthalmus attempted to seize control of the whole empire. Ptolemy, Seleucus, Cassander, and Lysander rallied against their former comrade as war spread from Palestine to Greece to Thrace.
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129: Chaos in the Upper Satrapies

Eumenes of Cardia, 17th Century woodcut

While Cassander and Polyphercon fought for the regency of Macedon, Antigonus Monophthalmus and Eumenes of Cardia fought for supremacy in the Upper Satrapies. The initially reluctant Peithon and Seleucus joined Antigonus to defeat the traitor Eumenes, and in the process, turn Antigonus into the most powerful man in the empire.
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128: Chaos on the Western Front

A bust supposedly depicting Antigonus Monophtalmus via Wikimedia

With the sudden death of Antipater, the Empire of Alexander the Great is thrown into chaos once again as the late regent’s son, Cassander forges and alliance to seize the reigns of power. Antigonus is hunting Eumenes. Polyphercon struggles in Greece. Ptolemy and Egypt are just quietly expanding, and titanic figures of ancient history are washed away.
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014: Shinmiyangyo the ExtraForgotten Korean War Part 2

The Sujagi of Eo Jae-yeon, captured and taken aboard the USS Colorado in 1871

Trevor is joined by Cody Reynolds of the Accidentally on Purpose network (https://linktr.ee/aopnetwork), the Imperfect Men Podcast (@imperifectmenpod), and We Effed Up (@WeEffedUp) to discuss how Americans desperately tried to force the Korean Kingdom of Joseon to trade in the 1800s. Tomb raiding, stupid battles, and sword fights ensue.
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013: Shinmiyangyo the Extra-Forgotten Korean War Part I

The Tomb of Namyeongun raided by Ernst Oppert and Stanislas Ferron via Wikimedia

Trevor is joined by Cody Reynolds of the Accidentally on Purpose network (https://linktr.ee/aopnetwork), the Imperfect Men Podcast (@imperifectmenpod), and We Effed Up (@WeEffedUp) to discuss how Americans desperately tried to force the Korean Kingdom of Joseon to trade in the 1800s. Tomb raiding, stupid battles, and sword fights ensue.
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Duvernay – Sinmiyangyo: The 1871 Conflict Between the United States and Korea

Long – Gold Braid and Foreign Relations: Diplomatic Activities of U.S. Naval Officers…

Chung – General’s Flag Returns Home From US

Eckert, et al. – Korea Old and New: A History

GlobalSecurity – SS General Sherman Incident

Hamilton – Korea, (224-225)

Howe – The Forgotten “Weekend War” A Comprehensive Account of the 1871 Korean Expedition

Hwang – American campaigns for flag’s return

IRFA – Stanislas Féron

Neff – The tiger hunters

Oppert – A Forbidden Land: Voyages to the Corea

Shields – US’ 1871 invasion of Ganghwa Island

Tyson – Marine Amphibious Landing in Korea, 1871

US Army – Korean Campaign 1870, Full-Text Citations

127: War of the Regents

Tomb relief from Termessos, thought to be the tomb of Alkestas via Wikimedia

Within just two years of Alexander the Great’s death, the conqueror’s empire shattered into civil war as Perdiccas threatened the most powerful nobles in the empire to solidify his own power as regent. Together with Eumenes, Alkestas, and a host of loyalists generals, the Perdiccid faction faced down Antipater, Antigonus, Craterus, and Ptolemy. It was the First War of the Diadochi, the First War of the Successors.
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126! A Brave New World

Post card from Lamia showing the acropolis where Antipater was besieged, 1917

History of Persia is back as we enter the Hellenistic Age. From a veterans’ revolt in Bactria to the Lamian War in Greece, Perdiccas became the new regent of Alexander the Great’s Empire in a chaotic time of shifting allegiances.
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12: Americans in the Opium Wars – Part 2

The American attack on the Pearl River Barrier Forts, lithograph by John Henry Buford

Trevor is joined once again by Roberto Toro – host of many podcasts – to talk about the United States’ participation in The Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, and early-19th Century China. Roberto is the host of The History of Saqartvelo Georgia (@History_Georgia) and co-host of Tsar Power (@TsarPowerPod) and Quest for Power.
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