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Despite the defeat at Raphia, Antiochus III was not discouraged from further conquests. After dealing with his final rival Achaeus in 213, the Seleucid king would lead a massive expeditionary force into Asia, an anabasis, intending to assert his authority over the wayward satrapies and kingdoms that splintered away during the troubled reigns of his predecessors. Marching from Armenia to India between 212-205, Antiochus and his army would battle the likes of Arsaces II of Parthia and Euthydemus I of Greco-Bactria as they restored the borders of the empire, allowing Antiochus to claim the epithet Megas (the Great) as a testament to his power.
Episode 073 Notes:
(https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2022/06/04/073-the-seleucid-empire-the-anabasis-of-antiochus-the-great/)
Episode 073 Transcript:
(https://hellenisticagepodcast.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/073-the-seleucid-empire-the-anabasis-of-antiochus-iii.pdf)
Family Tree: The Reign of Antiochus III (Part One)
(https://hellenisticagepodcast.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/reign-of-antiochus-iii-part-1-1.pdf)
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