On This Day in 307 BC: #DemetriusPoliorcetes "liberated" Athens from Cassander's governor, was welcomed as an actual divine being, and moved into the back of the Parthenon. As one does. 👑
On This Day: #AlexandertheGreat died in Babylon at 32, setting off the greatest succession crisis in ancient history , which, conveniently, is what our podcast is about. He did not name a successor. His generals handled this extremely calmly. (They did not handle it calmly.) 👑
In May 334 BC the Battle of Granicus took place between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire learn more about it in our episode: https://t.co/RrVDVKxnj3
Throw back! It’s not Demetrius II’s fault that his dad handed him a time bomb. It’s not his fault we can’t figure out which cousin he married. It’s not his fault! But it IS his episode! https://t.co/V820SGCwgc 👑
Antipater II’s nickname, Etesias, which he was
given because he came to the throne at the time when the “Etesian winds” were
blowing, putting the date of his ascension to somewhere around May or September. Learn more here, https://t.co/1fTWzfFisB 👑
Happy Mermaid day! Did you know there is a Greek legend that Thessalonike became a mermaid after the death of Alexander the Great? Learn more here, https://t.co/xvOG7MrXSP
👑 In spring of 321 #Perdiccas was now facing revolts on two fronts from #Antipater, #Antigonus, and #Craterus in Anatolia, and Ptolemy in Egypt. Learn more here, https://t.co/8HTsFMMurl
It's the Ides of March! Join us over on Patreo where we discuss the season one finale of HBO's Rome and the events that happened that day! https://t.co/reylpm7gEI
👑 Throw back! Was he our new “best boy?” Was he the “hardest working boy?” Did Dustin lose friends along the way? Is our cat a domestic terrorist? (Yes) It's #Antigonos II #Gonatas https://t.co/F1JfqP445q
The Alexander Standard will be at Intelligent Speech 2026! Join us as Dustin and Meredith present. Use code ALEX for a discount on tickets! 👑 https://t.co/RqpmVNllQS
👑 💔 Valentine's Day special with #DemetriusPoliorcetes the Besieger of Cities! Hear about his many loves and mostly losses here https://t.co/lVk5lgRF9P