The developments in theoretical mathematics were also translated into practical (and sometimes impractical) applications during the Hellenistic period. New weapons... more

The third century B.C. witnessed the greatest outburst of Greco-Roman mathematics in the entirety of antiquity. Euclid of Alexandria's "Elements"... more

As the first episode in our series on science and technology, we begin by looking at the advancements in medicine... more

Twenty years of chaos in the Ptolemaic kingdom come to an end during the reign of Ptolemy V Epiphanes (204-180).... more

Rome hoped that the Peace of Apamea would instill some sort of order over the eastern Mediterranean, allowing them to... more

The defeat at the Battle of Magnesia brings the war between Antiochus III and the Roman Republic to a close.... more

On invitation from the Aetolian League, Antiochus III invades the Greek mainland in September 192 and declares war against the... more

The crisis in Egypt enabled Antiochus III to launch another invasion south into Ptolemaic territory, kickstarting the Fifth Syrian War... more

With the defeat of Philip V at Cynoscephalae, Flamininus was tasked with deciding the fate of Greece in the postwar... more

No longer tied up by Hannibal, the vengeful Romans give their undivided attention to Philip V in the Second Macedonian... more