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In this episode, Zofia interviews Dr Elke Close about Polybius, the Achaean statesman, teacher, and historian from the Hellenistic period. Polybius was active in Megalopolis at the tail end of the period of Greek independence following the wars of the Hellenistic kings and the rise of the Roman empire. 

Elke discusses the social context and political realities that Polybius faced while held in Rome as a hostage, which, fortunately, he lodged with the famous Cornelii Scipiones family. From his position among one of Rome’s most prominent families, Polybius rode shotgun on several watershed moments of the Republic. 

If you would like to find out more from Dr Close, you can follow her Hellenistic History project:
Website: Hellenistic History
Twitter @HellenisticHist
Instagram @drawingancienthistory  and @hellenistichistory

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On this episode of Bible Backdrop, we continue our series on the cities of Paul's letters by looking at Philippi. While not as large as Ephesus or Corinth, it was still very important and a great center of trade. It was also important to Roman history. How? Listen to the latest episode to hear the story. If you are enjoying Bible Backdrop, please subscribe and leave a 5-star rating and review. Also, you can e-mail the show if you have any comments. The e-mail is mentioned in this episode.

This site is technically not in Palestine but in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. It is only a few kilometers west of Tel el Qadi (Tel Dan) and it is really a beautiful ancient site with an interesting history. It was the most northern part of the region that Jesus ever visited and according to the Bible it was here that he first confirmed to his disciples that he was the Messiah.

Banias is called after the Greek god of fertility, nature and wildlife: Pan.
It was believed that his birth cave was here in the big cliff and the same cave was considered to be the entrance to Hades, the underworld, where the fertility gods would spent time during winter.

People used to come and sacrifice goats to Pan by throwing them in the spring. If the goat did not sink down then the sacrifice was not accepted and they would toss in new born babies.

During excavations a lot of statues of deities were found and remains of Temples that were built in Greek and Roman time.

The son of Herod the Great, Philip, made it the capital of his territory and named it Caesarea Philippi, after the emperor Caesar Augustus and after himself. It was a thriving Roman city. Jesus never entered the city but he came up to the cave of Hades to proclaim that he would be victorious over death.

After his visit to Banias he went down south towards Jerusalem and on one of the mountains, thought to be Mount Tabor, the transfiguration happened and he radiated in glory and he was seen by his apostles with Moses and Elijah.

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This is basically an apologetic. Because somebody found residue of THC and CBD mixed with dung on one of two limestone altars, gives the approval for some to indulge in cannabis, far from the truth, as I dismantle the article's claim that cannabis is involved with ancient Israelites, at the end of this podcast, there is no way that true ancient Jews worshipped from direction from the Torah  at this site in Tel Arad. 

A close examination with logic, reason, truth, history, science, common sense, and Biblical scripture makes this article of ancient Jews using cannabis is a farce. What people will do for publicity.  

In this final part of his Life, Eumenes’ loyalty to the legacy of Alexander is put to the ultimate test.  He faces off against Antigonus, on behalf of Queen Olympias, over rulership of the kingdom and the regency of the kings.

A notable historian, A.B. Bosworth, remarks that the struggle between Eumenes and Antigonus “Did more than anything to determine the shape the Hellenistic world.”

Our guest narrator is Dawn LaValle Norman, a classicist and scholar of Plutarch and his era.

Eumenes has the choice at multiple points to retire in peace.  But he fights on.  Why? And what can we learn from his example? 

Eumenes knew the secrets of how to secure the loyalty and admiration of followers, and the compliance of reluctant subordinates. 

He took his men on grand campaigns from the steppes of central Turkey to the marshes of Babylonia, the death valley of Susa, and the Iranian highlands.

As Plutarch remarks: “Success… makes even men of smaller character look impressive to us, as they stare down upon us from the heights, but it is when misfortune strikes, that the truly great and steadfast man becomes unmistakeable.”

On today’s podcast:

• How to secure loyalty from reluctant followers 
• How to wait out a siege
• The brittle peace after Antipater’s death, and the wrench that smashed it
• How Eumenes made it into the Babylonian Chronicle
• Why the debtor rules the creditor
• The way Eumenes fought when the odds were against him

Links:

• https://ancientlifecoach.com/

Ox -- Key: 6/3/21--6/30/21

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JUNE 10t at 6:52am EST : Solar Eclipse @ 19º 47’ Gemini : DOG

-7: Al-Dhira- “The Forearm”

-17° 8' 34'' Gemini â 0° Cancer

-image: man clothed in robes with hands to heaven praying

-elec: increase merchandise, profit, safe travel, increase crops, beneficent sailing, cause friendship/allies, expel flies, destroy officials, favor of kings/nobles

-talis: aquisition of good things

-det: name on breast, sweet smelling things, carry seal: Siely / Selehe

-PGM: Dog

-GV: Sargatanas: Astaroth deputy, seal: moth type insect

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JUNE 24 at 14:40 EST: Full Moon @ 3º 28’ Capricorn : VIRGIN - Solstitial Gate of the Gods

22: Sa'd al-Dhabih- “Lucky One Of The Slaughterers”

-0° Capricorn – 12° 51' 26'' Capricorn

-image: man with wings on feet wearing helmet

-elec: cure illness, cause social discord, servants/captives flee, cause goodwill between allies, captives escape

-talis: binding tongues to prevent evil talk / safety of fugitives

-det: iron ring, mercury incense, / make seal in black wax: Geyel

-PGM: Virgin

-GV: Segal: appears prodigies, monsters, chimeras

In this episode, Zofia is reunited with Dr Briana King, a specialist in cult of Aphrodite and Greek erotica in the late-Classical period, to discuss the dynamic and variable roles that Hellenistic Queens played by focusing on queen Olympias of Macedon and Arsinoe II of Egypt. We explore their martial actions, power plays and divine associations. 

Tangents include road tripping in Greece, Netflix series ideas, and exploring the archaeological museum in Pella.

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In this week's episode, Liam delves into 'The Anarchy' of 12th century England when Empress Matilda battled her cousin King Stephen for control of the English throne.  Meanwhile, Zofia navigates the twisted tale of some terrible Ptolemies: Cleopatra II, her daughter Cleopatra III and the husband they shared, Ptolemy VIII. The 2nd century BCE ruling dynasty of Egypt known for murders, mayhem, matricides and more!

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