The link the OP submitted is the last of a 9-part series of posts.

Here's a table of contents for the site author's posts on this topic: http://tofspot.blogspot.com/search?q=Great+Ptolemaic+Smackdo...

Probably not the only one, but I enjoyed the post tremendously (it's morning in my time zone, first read of the day accompanied by an espresso). I understand why one might find that style annoying, though.

It was a bit difficult to read, but pretty great overall

I find it pleasant, snappy.