So You Think You Can Rule Persia

30.5 Xerxes I, the Snyder Cut

Terrible news everyone, all information on Xerxes I has been lost. So, in the hopes of reconstructing his life, we have turned to the esteemed film 300 and its sequel to reconstruct the life of this king in the most *cough cough* accurate way possible.
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30. Antiochus V Eupator

Another child ruler so soon, and with an uncertain regency to boot! At least Antiochus V gets a number but he'll have to deal with the Jewish war, a potential civil war, and the ever-frustrating Romans.You can find all the images on our website!https://soyouthinkyoucanrulepersia.wordpress.com/2023/03/19/30-antiochus-v-eupator/

29. Antiochus IV Epiphanes

So he's had his nephew killed, married his sister, and usurped the throne, a strong start for a Hellenistic ruler, but can he do more? Tune in for an Egyptian war, Roman drama, and the origins of Hanukkah.
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28. Antiochus the Child

The death of Seleucus IV has caused a bit of a crisis in the empire. The five-year-old Antiochus is now thrust into the limelight. Will he be a good child king? Or is he just going to follow the footsteps of Alexander IV?
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27. Seleucus IV Philopator

The empire is reeling from the death of Antiochus the Great and his son Seleucus now in charge. He will have to stabilize the empire from within and find foreign allies, that and deal with the Romans.
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26. Antiochus III the Great

Everything is on fire, there's only one Seleucid left and it's eighteen-year-old Antiochus III, but he has a plan. He just needs to fight meddling regents, the East, the Ptolemies, and the West. Oh, and the Roman wolf is about to devour Carthage...
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25. Seleucus III Ceraunus

From the smoldering ashes of the empire rises a new young dynamic king. Seleucus III has one task in mind and that is retaking Anatolia once and for all.
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24. Seleucus II Callinicus

So Antiochus II left a right mess and now his three sons are going to have to figure out who gets to succeed. Follow Seleucus II as he balances the concerns of his own family with the Ptolemies while the thundering of hoofs makes itself heard in the east.
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23. Antiochus II Theos

He wasn't meant to be king in the first place but there aren't many options left so it'll have to be Antiochus II. How will he deal with the Ptolemies? Will plan a better succession than his father? Tune in to find out.
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22. Antiochus I Soter

After Seleucus getting so so close to a complete victory, his son Antiochus is here to pick up the pieces. Join us for a look at this new empire after the founder is gone and the first of those Syrian Wars there are so many of.
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