Our understanding the cosmos and our place in it has perplexed humanity for untold generations. The astronomers and geographers of... more

It's never easy coming up with your own origin story, and the ascendant Hellenistic dynasties tried their best to justify... more

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