So You Think You Can Rule Persia

33. Wadfradad I

Well, Iran is out of Seleucid control with new forces filling the vacuum and we'll follow the kingdom of Persis. Join us to find out if Wadfradad is the right name, some fun numismatics, and can we stop the rise of Parthia?
 
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32. Alexander I Balas

Another usurper takes control of the empire, and this time he might just be a random kid! Will he be able to rally the empire's flagging forces and usher in a new age or is he just a herald for worse things to come?
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31. Demetrius I Soter

The prodigal son returns from Rome! How will Demetrius adjust to his new role as great king? There are enemies on all sides but he'll do whatever he can to keep everything together for a bit longer.
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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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