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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · 6d

@tsarpowerpod.bsky.social Remember when I said that Uspensky’s Byzantine history has been published in English? I also found Alexander Vasiliev’s Byzantine history available in Kindle format in English! @totalusrankium.bsky.social @rankingpersia.bsky.social

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · 13d

Yes I obviously need to listen to the Dionysus in India Religious Travelers episode again

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · 13d

They make Nearchos very nerdy indeed. “Ooh what signs of Dionysus’s presence in India are we gonna find on this voyage?”

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · 15d

And yes, Nearchos is a huge Ctesias fan. You get to play as Nearchos in one episode as you guide the fleet along the coast of Iran

Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · 15d

Definitely played into the darker side of Alex’s personality. And also gave Perdiccas a personality. Alex: “all right, Hephaisteon is in charge of the speeches after that one Perdiccas gave to the Sogdians…”

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · 15d

They gave Darius III some epic lines at Issus

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · 16d

I will be listening to that Perdiccas episode again to see if his personality matches up at all!

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · 16d

And you get to play as the Thracians under Langarus and the Puru under Porus as well! @rankingpersia.bsky.social

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · 16d

@alexstandardpod.bsky.social Hello there! Major Alex update: Age of Empires II has just released their chronicles expansion with a campaign on Alex the Great! Complete with major appearances by Perdiccas Cleitus and Parmenion! I think you would enjoy how many personalities they give everyone.

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · 25d

@battleroyale.bsky.social For enchanté rounds in the future, I have just found out that there is a Polish film being released soon called Chopin, Chopin, with Lambert Wilson as King Louis-Philippe. I cannot wait to find out more about this portrayal

Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · 26d

@totalusrankium.bsky.social Be advised, there is actually a financial institution in existence called Jeff Bank! Which emperor would invest in Jeff Bank?

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · Oct 3

Really fun!

Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · Sep 19

Also Rob and Jamie: Vice President Alben Barkley: I think his Mortis Memoriae score will be very impressive indeed! @presidencies.bsky.social

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · Sep 19

I cannot wait for this one!!! Give us the awesome Amazon!! And Candido Rondon!

Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · Sep 18

Now of course does Dan Carlin have people pretending to be the outrageously humorous Pierre Soulé?

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · Sep 18

Of course! If anybody wants to check out The Rest is History, these hosts are very much as funny as Rob and Jamie! Add in the bonus of them being published historians!

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · Sep 18

@totalusrankium.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... So this does bring back wonderful memories of the Grover Cleveland episode! @presidencies.bsky.social

Scandal in the White House

Podcast Episode · The Rest Is History · 09/17/2025 · 1h 6m

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Presidencies Podcast @presidencies.bsky.social · Sep 16

I hope you enjoy Wirt Part Two! Definitely an interesting individual in terms of his impact and influence as well as the bits of drama in his life. What other Attorney General do you know who recites Shakespeare for friends in his underwear? 😂

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Totalus Rankium @totalusrankium.bsky.social · Aug 24

Very impressive remembering of emperors here!

Prime Factors Podcast @primefactorspod.bsky.social · Aug 24

@totalusrankium.bsky.social Very much aligned with your (and your listeners') interest. Check out starting at around 9:15 in our most recent episode on Cavour, the first Prime Minister of Italy. There is no cheating, no prep, no reading from a list. Just a kid who loves Roman history. bit.ly/4fVwbfE

Italy Special - Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (Italy's First Prime Minister & Italian Unification) | Prime Factors - Ranking UK Prime Ministers

Italy was a divided nation, a pawn in the machinations of empires. Camillo Benso, the Count of Cavour, dreamed of a day when Italy could take its place among the nations of the world. As a journalist,...

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · Aug 23

And don’t forget Maurice de Saxe in @battleroyale.bsky.social recent Louis XV episode! If we don’t say Maurice in a terrible French accent there, what are we doing? I mean I am certainly saying Maurice in a terrible French accent when Nikolai Karamzin mentions him in History of the Russian State!

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · Aug 22

Moi aussi!!!

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Totalus Rankium @totalusrankium.bsky.social · Aug 22

Haha! Cheers!

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Presidencies Podcast @presidencies.bsky.social · Aug 16

So as has previously happened with Wilkinson and John Randolph of Roanoke, a new figure is popping up everywhere in my research - Peter B Porter. He also gets a mention in the next episode which should be launching tomorrow. #PodcastingLife en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_B...

Peter Buell Porter - Wikipedia

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Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · Aug 14

Hi! Any updates yet regarding Louis XV?

Andrew Schneider @andrewcomposer.bsky.social · Aug 9

Actually this historian refers to Philip II as Philip the Great! Kenneth Harl would be pleased.