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Benjamin Davies

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MA Ancient History, BA Ancient History
Member since May 22, 2023
3 published articles

Benjamin holds a Master’s degree from King’s College London and an undergraduate degree from Cardiff and hopes to do a PhD soon. He studies the Seleucid Empire and how the multitude of cultures present there impacted their military.

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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire

The Greco-Macedonian generals of the Seleucid Empire led armies composed of natives, eastern mercenaries, elephants, chariots, and more.

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Two Major Native Rebellions Against Hellenistic Kings

Here are two stories of Greco-Macedonian rulers of the Hellenistic period coming to blows with the native population of their empires.

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4 Embarrassing Deaths from Ancient History to Laugh About

The Spartan bard Tyrtaeus wrote in detail about what he called "a beautiful death". Here are four examples that he would certainly not consider beautiful.

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