Listen "95- Countdown to Magnesia"
Episode Synopsis
With the Romans now in Anatolia, Antiochus III has only got so long to go before a major showdown. He tries his best to avoid it- mainly by attempting to bribe Scipio Africanus- but in the end, we are setting up for a showdown near Magnesia-by-Sipylus.Sources for this episode:Bevan (1966), The House of Seleucus (Vol. II). New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc.Greene, R. (2002), The 48 Laws of Power. London: Profile Books Ltd.Livy (1983), Rome and the Mediterranean. Translated by H. Bettensen. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd.
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