Alexander: Recent Episodes
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The post From Big Philly Mac to the Big D appeared first on Alexander.
Our new series, The Renaissance Times, launched on Dec 24, 2017. Here’s the first episode! Go check out the rest of the series at therenaissancetimes.com. […]
The post Renaissance Episode 1 – Constantine The Great appeared first on Alexander.
The Dark Ages are ending! As you may have realized, we published our very last Alexander episode last week! Now some of you might be wondering […]
The post Subscribing To Renaissance appeared first on Alexander.
Well, here we are. Three years, 122 episodes, some of which were a LOT longer than an hour, so probably around 130-140 hours of story. We […]
The post #122 – The Last Show appeared first on Alexander.
The sixth and final battle of the Successors was fought at Corupedium, west of Sardis, in Feb 281. HOW TO LISTEN If you're already a subscriber, […]
The post #121 – Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves appeared first on Alexander.
It's 282 BCE. The only two guys left from the original bunch of successors are Lysimachus, who is now about 78, and Seleucus, who is 76. […]
The post #120 – And Then There Were Two appeared first on Alexander.
The scale of Demetrius Poliocortes's buildup threatened all of the other kings. So they formed a coalition against him. It was the Fifth War Of The […]
The post #119 – Demetrius’s Downfall appeared first on Alexander.
Demetrius Poliocortes prepares a massive invasion of Asia. He could have just stayed in Macedon and stabilised his relatively recent kingship, but he won't back down. […]
The post #118 – I Won’t Back Down appeared first on Alexander.
The Big D is finally the King of Macedon. But how long can he hold on to the throne? Lysimachus is taken prisoner by a barbarian […]
The post #117 – King Of Macedon appeared first on Alexander.
The Big D returns to Athens. Cassy's teenage sons fight each other, kill their mum, and then both get betrayed and killed themselves. Selly's son falls […]
The post #116 – See See Athens appeared first on Alexander.
Big things were happening in Athens circa 300 BCE in the world of philosophy, with the beginnings of the schools of Epicurus and Zeno – aka […]
The post #115 – Hellenistic Philosophy appeared first on Alexander.
Cassander dies, and his son inherits the kingdom of Macedon. Then HE dies, so Cassander's teenage sons jointly inherit the kingdom. Meanwhile Athens is in a […]
The post #114 – A Bolt To The Mouth appeared first on Alexander.
Demetrius had fled Ipsus with several thousand men, mainly the cavalry he had been commanding. He holed up in Ephesus where he had a garrison. His […]
The post #113 – Don’t Give Up appeared first on Alexander.
After Ipsus, the surviving coalition kings divided up the Antigonid kingdom between themselves. But Demetrius isn't out of the picture yet. HOW TO LISTEN If you're […]
The post #112 – After Ipsus appeared first on Alexander.
Professor Ian Worthington joins us again to talk about new book about Ptolemy! HOW TO LISTEN If you're already a subscriber, you can listen to […]
The post #111 – Ian Worthington appeared first on Alexander.
Old Gonad himself, now 80 years old, broke his retirement and moved north into Asia Minor. So the big battle happened at Ipsus in Phrygia in Turkey. […]
The post #110 – The Battle of Ipsus appeared first on Alexander.
Demetrius is in Athens, pissing people off, left right and center. But hey, he thinks he's a god, so whaddya going to do? Then, when he's […]
The post #109 – The Lead Up To Ipsus appeared first on Alexander.
To show how grateful they were to Ptolemy, the Rhodians created a new cult to worship him as a saviour god. Demetrius got a new title […]
The post #108 – The Colossus Of Rhodes appeared first on Alexander.
Antigonus and Demetrius attack Ptolemy in Egypt with 80,000 infantry, 8,000 cavalry and 83 elephants marching by land from Syria, while 150 warships with another 40,000 […]
The post #107 – Antigonus Attacks Egypt appeared first on Alexander.
Enough is never enough. If you sit still, your competition may sneak up on you and take you out. Any resource you don’t own, is one […]
The post #106 – Age Of Empires appeared first on Alexander.
Around 305 BCE, 18 years after Alexander’s death, there is suddenly a “big bang” of new kings, lead by Antigonus. Can you guess why they all […]
The post #105 – King Big Bang appeared first on Alexander.
Gonad called Demi back from Athens because he wanted to help him take Cyprus from Tolly whose possession of Cyprus was a major obstacle to Gonad’s […]
The post #104 – The War For Cyprus appeared first on Alexander.
Our episode today is all about Demetrius of Phalerum, chosen by Ptolemy to help him build his masterpiece – the Great Library and Museum of Alexandria. […]
The post #103 – Building The Library appeared first on Alexander.
Antigonus sends Demetrius to attack Athens, evicting Cassander's tyrant who controlled the city for the previous decade, Demetrius of Phalerum, who has a much bigger project […]
The post #102 – Antigonus Takes Athens appeared first on Alexander.
And then, in 310 or 309, Cassy had Alexander IV and his mother Roxane poisoned and the 400 year old royal bloodline of Philip and Alexander […]
The post #101 – The End Of The Argead Dynasty appeared first on Alexander.
OUR 100th EPISODE! Antigonus, Ptolemy, Lysimachus and Cassander agree to a truce, which frees Antigonus up to kick Selly out of Babylon. Or so he thinks. […]
The post #100 – Peace of the Dynasts appeared first on Alexander.
In 311, while Antigonus was distracted with Ptolemy in Syria, Seleucus borrowed 1000 men from Ptolemy and marched back to his old satrapy, Babylon with the […]
The post #99 – Selly Makes A Stand appeared first on Alexander.
So Asia Minor once again is completely under Antigonus’ control. He can now focus on Greece and he puts his invasion plan into effect. But Lysimachus […]
The post #98 – Battle of Gaza appeared first on Alexander.
Cassander needs to act quickly to stablise his territories in Greece. So in the summer of 315, while Antigonus is still busy laying siege to Tyre, […]
The post #97 – Cratesipolis appeared first on Alexander.
David Grant has just published a truly unique and fascinating book called “In Search of the Lost Testament of Alexander”. We recently had him on to […]
The post #96 – The Lost Testament of Alexander with David Grant appeared first on Alexander.
Antigonus pulls a trick out of Polyperchon's hat and declares all of the Greek cities will be free and independent – IF they overthrow Cassander. HOW […]
The post #95 – “Decree of the Macedonians” appeared first on Alexander.
The first person to feel Antigonus' wrath is Seleucus who ends up fleeing to Egypt. Ptolemy, Lysimachus and Cassander send Antigonus a delegation insisting his restore […]
The post #94 – Face To Face appeared first on Alexander.
Chandragupta Maurya takes over India, fulfilling Alexander's dream. Pooch gets his comeuppance. And AntiG isn't prepared to deal. He wants it all. HOW TO LISTEN If […]
The post #93 – Sandy & Shanky appeared first on Alexander.
Eumenes – the Greek secretary, rescued from anonymity by Philip, who studied tactics at the feet of both Philip and Alexander, who proved himself an excellent […]
The post #92 – The End Of Eumenes appeared first on Alexander.
Where Eumenes and Antigonus go toe-to-toe at the Battle of Gabene in modern Iran for round two of Macedonian Idol 317. HOW TO LISTEN If you're […]
The post #91 – Battle of Gabene appeared first on Alexander.
Where Eumenes and Antigonus go toe-to-toe at Paraetacene in modern Iran for round one of Macedonian Idol 317. Here's a pic of the Naqsh-e Rustam tombs […]
The post #90 – Paraetacene appeared first on Alexander.
Eumenes joins up with the eastern satraps, Peucestas and the Silver Shields, which forces Antigonus to join forces with Seleucus and Peithon. And then they go […]
The post #89 – U & The Pooch appeared first on Alexander.
Cassander is now de facto regent. But Polyperchon is still alive. * So is Antigonus – his ally for the moment – and Eumenes, who is […]
The post #88 – Eumenes v Antigonus appeared first on Alexander.
Olympias is the mistress of Macedon! But not for long. Cassander finally heads back home and confronts her. Is this how it ends for the mother […]
The post #87 – Cassander v Olympias appeared first on Alexander.
When the Athenians learn that Poly won’t be coming to save them, they surrendered to Cassander. Late in 317, Poly was in Epirus with Alexander IV. […]
The post #86 – Girl On Girl Action appeared first on Alexander.
Phocion and what’s left of his party are shipped to Athens by the White Clit where they are put on trial. Then Poly and Cassy fight […]
The post #85 – The Fall Of Phocion appeared first on Alexander.
It’s now looking very likely that Greece is going to become a theater of war between Cassander and Poly. Poly’s letter has pulled the rug out […]
The post #84 – Phocion’s Tight Pickle appeared first on Alexander.
We spend more time talking about the regular propaganda that various successors and kings would come out with over the years regarding Greek freedom and get […]
The post #83 – The Illusion of Freedom appeared first on Alexander.
It's now Polyperchon against Antigonus, Cassander and Eumenes. Polyperchon tries to get Olympias to come back to Macedon. He also offers Eumenes the position of Royal […]
The post #82 – The Freedom Of The Greeks appeared first on Alexander.
By the time Antipater got back to Macedon, he was 80 years old, with only a few months to live. When he died, in the late […]
The post #81 – Polyperchon appeared first on Alexander.
Eumenes is now all alone. His enemies are trying to bribe his commanders to desert him, so he gives them permission to plunder Antigonus' satrapy and […]
The post #80 – Horse Whipping appeared first on Alexander.
We talk about lost sources of the events after Alexander, the garbage dumps of Oxyrhynchus, the Villa of the Papyri, Vatican palimpsests and multi-spectral imaging. Eumenes, […]
The post #79 – The Greek appeared first on Alexander.
In the late summer of 320, the anti-Perdiccan camp held a conference at a place called Triparadeisus in Syria or Lebanon. Triparadeisus means ‘triple paradise'. Which […]
The post #78 – Triple Paradise appeared first on Alexander.
James Romm is an author, reviewer, and the James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Classics at Bard College in Annandale, NY. After getting his B.A. in […]
The post #77 – JAMES ROMM appeared first on Alexander.
Perdiccas launches his invasion of Egypt to punish Ptolemy for the theft of Alexander's corpse. HOW TO LISTEN If you're already a subscriber, you can listen […]
The post #76 – Perdiccas V Ptolemy appeared first on Alexander.
So the first battle between the successors occurred late in May 320 in Cappadocia. It kicked off 40 years of bloodshed between Macedonians. It has no […]
The post #75 – The Battle With No Name appeared first on Alexander.
Our guest today is Andrew Chugg, who has dedicated much of his life to Sherlocking the final location of Alexander's corpse and tomb. He's written several […]
The post #74 – The Quest For The Tomb appeared first on Alexander.
Social historians agree that the Hellenistic period is when art, literature and philosophy started to examine the individual far more than before.- It’s hard to us […]
The post #73 – I’m An Individual appeared first on Alexander.
It had taken nearly TWO YEARS to prepare the casket and the catafalque for Alexander's corpse. It's one of the wonders of the world. And now it […]
The post #72 – A Taste Of Honey appeared first on Alexander.
Perdiccas has to choose between two wives. And he has to tangle with one of history’s toughest teenage girls. Meanwhile Antigonus decides where his loyalties lie. […]
The post #71 – Best Of Both Worlds appeared first on Alexander.
Perdiccas' grip on his empire continues to slip. Antigonus “One Eye” decides to ignore his command to invade Cappadocia, so Perdiccas has to invade it himself. […]
The post #70 – Now THAT is A Real Man appeared first on Alexander.
The Athenians expect their city to be razed, as Alexander had razed Thebes when it rebelled in 335. Hyperides was now discredited, along with his fellow […]
The post #69 – The End Of Athens appeared first on Alexander.
In order for Craterus to cross the Hellespont with his ten thousand troops to assist Antipater against the Greek rebellion, he needs Cleitus the White to […]
The post #68 – Wipeout appeared first on Alexander.
We start off with ten minutes of Cameron's “three illusions” philosophy to try to make Ray feel better about getting close to 50. Then we launch […]
The post #67 – The Greek Rebellion Pt 2 appeared first on Alexander.
News of Alexander's demise takes a few weeks to get back to Athens. When it does, all hell breaks loose. < HOW TO LISTEN If you're […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #66 – The Greek Rebellion Pt 1 appeared first on Alexander.
On today's episode we talk about Alexander's greatest legacy – the spread of Hellenism and the empires that were built on top of it. HOW TO […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #65 – Hellenism appeared first on Alexander.
23,000 Greek soldiers in Bactria and Sogdiana (modern Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan) learn about Alexander's demise and think “fuck this shithole” and head back home to […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #64 – The Bactrian Revolt appeared first on Alexander.
Perdiccas divides up Alexander's empire into satrapies run by the king's former Companions and cancels the king's “Last Plans”. Meanwhile – what's that funky smell? And […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #63 – Walk Like An Egyptian appeared first on Alexander.
Meleager always knew he was destined for greater things. So when he sees his chance, he takes it. Here's a map of what it all looked […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #62 – Don’t Stop Believing appeared first on Alexander.
The day after Alexander died, his inner circle of “bodyguards” (eg his leading commanders) had a conference to decide who would take the king's place. Would […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #61 – The Day After appeared first on Alexander.
What should we do after we finish the Wars of the Successors? Vote now! Feel free to choose multiple selections and even add your own suggestions. […]
The post WHAT SHOULD WE DO NEXT? appeared first on Alexander.
Well the King is dead. Who will take his place? As it turns out, this question results in a 40 year war between Alexander's top men. […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #60 – The War of the Successors appeared first on Alexander.
Today we have a GUEST – Patrick Garvey from achillesgene.com. Patrick works in marketing and has a degree in political science from Centre College in Kentucky. […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #59 – Patrick Garvey appeared first on Alexander.
In May 323, a week before his intended invasion of Arabia, Alexander throws a party to celebrate the announcement by the oracle of Zeus Ammon at […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #58 – Exit Alexander appeared first on Alexander.
In 323, Alexander heads back to Babylon where he is met by a group of Chaldean philosophers who warn him not to enter the city. He […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #57 – MC Hammurabi appeared first on Alexander.
Most of this episode is us discussing what the ancient Greeks might have felt about war, violence and death. There's also a bit on Lycurgus, the […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #56 – War & Death appeared first on Alexander.
Hephaestion parties hard, comes down with a fever, starts to recover and then decides to celebrate with a gallon of wine and a whole chicken. […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #55 – Hephaestion And The Chicken appeared first on Alexander.
Our guest today is Alexandra Morris. She has an undergraduate degree in archaeology, art history, and anthropology at SUNY Potsdam and an MA in Egyptology at […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #54 – Alexandra Morris appeared first on Alexander.
STILL IN 324 BCE… Alexander reaches Opis (located about 50 miles (80 km) north of modern Baghdad) where he adds 30,000 Eastern troops to his […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #53 – The Opis Mutiny appeared first on Alexander.
IN 324 BCE, Alexander volunteered 91 of his senior men – and himself – to marry Persian princesses at a huge mass wedding ceremony in […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #52 – The Marriage At Susa appeared first on Alexander.
Nearchus shows up unexpectedly and Alexander barely recognises him. Alexander makes plans to invade Arabia. Then he heads back to Persepolis for the first time in six […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #51 – The Exiles Decree appeared first on Alexander.
Our very special guest today is Ian Worthington, Curators' Professor, Adjunct Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Missouri and author of one of our […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #50 – Ian Worthington appeared first on Alexander.
First there come the punishments. Alexander finds out some of his satraps and generals didn't think he was coming back from India, so their heads got […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #49 – MAN OR GOD appeared first on Alexander.
What a fucking mess. Alexander has the great idea of taking 50,000 people into the most hellish desert on the planet. Why? We discuss several theories. […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #48 – The Gedrosian Desert appeared first on Alexander.
Alexander really admires the Indian Brahmans – but he has a bunch of them killed anyway for creating rebellions. As it turns out, that was a […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #47 – The Brahmans and The Desert appeared first on Alexander.
In this episode, Alexander has to deal with a revolt of some Indian tribes, including the Malli. While laying siege to their citadel, Alexander gets a […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #46 – The Siege Of Malli appeared first on Alexander.
Well all good things must come to an end, and that includes wiping out barbarian armies. After eight years of endless campaigning in deserts and monsoons, […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #45 – The Mutiny At Hyphasis River appeared first on Alexander.
LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS AGAIN…. and this time a little worse for wear. Forgive us for our complete lack of energy on this show. We were […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #44 – THE BATTLE OF THE HYDASPES RIVER Part 2 appeared first on Alexander.
LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS! Porus is an Indian prince with a massive army, sitting and waiting on the shore of the Hydaspes River, with 120 battle […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #43 – THE BATTLE OF THE HYDASPES RIVER Part 1 appeared first on Alexander.
Alexander marches into India. He engages with several Indian tribes, including the Nyassans, who claimed to be the descendants of the people who traveled to Greece […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #42 – The Rock Of Aornus appeared first on Alexander.
It was common practice for Macedonian nobles to send their eldest teenage sons to serve as royal pages to the king. They get a close-up experience of […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #41 – Conspiracy Of The Pages appeared first on Alexander.
Alexander tries to get not only his Persian subjects, but also his Macedonians and Greeks, to bow down before him – proskynesis, as it was […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #40 – Bow Down Before The King! appeared first on Alexander.
Alexander proves that his soldiers can actually fly when he takes the Sogdian Rock. Then he performs another incredible feat of engineering to terrify Sisimithres who lived in a […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #39 – ROOOOOXXXXXAAAAANNNNE appeared first on Alexander.
First, let us apologise for the noise outside of Cameron's window! This episode is mostly about one of the worst events in Alexander's story – his […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #38 – Cleitus The Black appeared first on Alexander.
Well Alexander finally catches up with Bessus and removes parts of his face that he won't be needing any longer. But just when everything seems to […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #37 – The Revolt of Bactria appeared first on Alexander.
In this episode, Alexander marches his army through the Hindu Kush – an 800-kilometre-long (500 mi) mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan – to […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #36 – Hunting Bessus appeared first on Alexander.
In this episode, Alexander has to deal with THE PHILOTAS AFFAIR. Philotas, the son of Philip's old general, Parmenion, and currently commander of Alexander's Companion Cavalry, is accused of […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #35 – The Philotas Affair appeared first on Alexander.
In this shortish episode, we talk about Alexander's increasing “orientalism” – the potential reasons for it and the ways it caused him trouble. HOW TO LISTEN […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #34 – The Orient Express appeared first on Alexander.
Darius gives a long speech to his inner circle about how much he values their loyalty – and as a show of thanks, they clap him […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #33 – The Death of Darius appeared first on Alexander.
Alexander enters Persepolis – and then has it destroyed. The greatest city in the world (probably) at the time and he not only allows it to […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #32- Persepolis appeared first on Alexander.
Believe it or not, Alexander nearly blows it in this episode! He falls for a trap and gets a bunch of his men killed. But, as […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #31 – The Persian Gates appeared first on Alexander.
In Episode #30, Alexander marches on Babylon, one of the Wonders of the Ancient World, while Darius runs for the mountains and tries to convince his […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #30 – Babylon appeared first on Alexander.
In this episode we finish the story of how young King Alexander III of Macedon, in a strange and hot land, out-numbered 5-to-1, wiped the floor […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #29 – The Battle Of Gaugamela, Part II appeared first on Alexander.
In this episode Alexander III of Macedon marches all the way from Alexandria in Egypt to Gaugamela (near Mosul in modern day Iraq) where Darius of […]
The post #28 – The Battle Of Gaugamela, Part I appeared first on Alexander.
Alexander visits the Oracle of Siwah to ask your usual questions: “Who is my father” and “Am I fated to rule the world” – you know, […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #27 – The Founding Of Alexandria appeared first on Alexander.
Alexander heads towards Egypt, stopping first at Gaza where the satrap Batis refuses to submit, forcing the Macedonians to spend several months laying siege. Even an […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #26 – The Siege of Gaza appeared first on Alexander.
This is a CRAZY story! The people from an island fortress off the coast of Syria / Lebanon refuse to let Alexander sacrifice to their god […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #25 – The Siege Of Tyre appeared first on Alexander.
The aftermath of the Battle of Issus. Alexander deals with Darius' wife, mother and children, forging a lifelong relationship with Sysigambis (the mother). Letters are exchanged […]
The post Life Of Alexander The Great #24 – The Lamentation Of Their Women appeared first on Alexander.
It's late 333 BCE. Alexander faces Darius on the battlefield for the first time! He's outnumbered – 3 to 1 or even 11 to 1, depending […]
The post #23 – The Battle Of Issus appeared first on Alexander.
It's all happening in this episode! Memnon is using the Persian fleet to undo a lot of Alexander's “liberations”. BUT he dies mysteriously, putting the Persian battle […]
The post #22 – A Brush With Death! appeared first on Alexander.
It's Winter 333 and Alexander is a man on a mission (from Zeus). He's storming towns, has to arrest one of his own commanders, parts the […]
The post #21 – Cutting the Gordian Knot appeared first on Alexander.
Alexander marches south and “liberates” city after city. He dedicates his first temple. He ignores omens from the gods. He creates a new Oracle of Apollo. […]
The post #20 – Miletus & Halicarnassus appeared first on Alexander.
After his first big battle against the Persians at Granicus River, Big Al starts marching south to find more gold. It's all about the gold. We […]
The post #19 – GOLD appeared first on Alexander.
In this exciting episode, we see Alexander engage the Persians for the first time! We also talk about Persian religion, Zoroastrianism, and talk a little about […]
The post #18 – Battle of the Granicus River appeared first on Alexander.
In #17, we see Alexander take his army to Persia! We also go into detail about his sex life (or lack thereof), how to make armour […]
The post #17 – Alexander Goes To Persia appeared first on Alexander.
On this episode we're talking about Alexander's preparations to invade Persia, the influence of Xenophon’s Anabasis, the rise of Darius III as king of Persia, and […]
The post #16 – Only The Balls appeared first on Alexander.
KING Alexander III hits the ground running, traversing the length and breadth of Greece to show everyone who is boss. It culminates in the brutal and […]
The post #15 – The Destruction of Thebes appeared first on Alexander.
After six long months and 14 episodes we finally end Chapter One of our series with Philip II's assassination. It's one of the craziest stories you'll […]
The post #14 – The Death Of A King appeared first on Alexander.
Okay we're back! On today's episode we're going to discuss Alexander's early life in a lot more detail and then get on to talking about the […]
The post #13 – The Common Peace appeared first on Alexander.
In 338 BCE a battle took place to decide the fate, not only of Greece, but of Western civilisation (although no-one at the time could possibly […]
The post #12- The Battle Of Chaeronea appeared first on Alexander.
Another 140 minutes of smart, funny and silly entertainment for y'all! And GOOD NEWS – young Alexander makes his entrance on the world stage! Also in […]
The post #11 – An Act Of War appeared first on Alexander.
In this glorious episode, we are STILL talking about Philip but! BUT! Good news y'all – Alexander makes his first (albeit small) appearance. He's 14! The […]
The post #10 – Athens vs Apollo appeared first on Alexander.
If you’re not already one of the many fans of Peter Adamson’s “History Of Philosophy Without Any Gaps” podcast, you will be by the end of […]
The post #09 – Peter Adamson on Aristotle appeared first on Alexander.
On this TWO AND A HALF HOUR episode, we go insane. I mean it – this is literally the most insane episode you’ve ever heard. WHY […]
The post #08 – The Peace of Philocrates appeared first on Alexander.
On this TWO HOUR episode, we go into much more detail about the Third Sacred War, the state of Phocis, the god Apollo and pederasty (trust us, […]
The post #07 – The Battle of Crocus Field appeared first on Alexander.
On this TWO HOUR episode, you’ll hear how Philip II of Macedon invented lying, invented siege warfare (more or less), lost an eye and held down […]
The post #06 – The One Eyed King appeared first on Alexander.
Our first VIP episode! And apologies in advance for the sucky sound quality. We were calling Bob on his home telephone and I think it looked […]
The post #05 – Em. Prof. Bob Milns, UQ appeared first on Alexander.
King Philip bought some time with his peace treaties and marriages and used that time to re-engineer the Macedonian army and cavalry. In this (shortish due […]
The post #04 – King Philip Goes To War appeared first on Alexander.
Philip becomes king around age 23-24, and is immediately forced to deal with several invading armies and pretenders to the throne. As the Macedonian army was […]
The post #03 – The Rise Of Philip appeared first on Alexander.
In today’s episode, we give a quick tour of Greek history, starting in 1900 BCE and racing all the way up until the rise of Philip […]
The post #02 – The Rise Of Greece appeared first on Alexander.
The saga begins! We kick off the new series talking about why Alexander The Great is worth discussing – cavalry commander at 16, king at 20, […]
The post #01 – The Saga Begins. appeared first on Alexander.
Hey folks! We’re very excited to announce our brand new kick-ass history series – THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT. It’s going to be our wildest […]
The post #00 – Introducing The New Series appeared first on Alexander.
OH. MY. GLOB. Hi there from Cam & Ray, the guys who put the STORY into history podcasting. We are coming out with a brand new series! […]
The post Coming December 2014 appeared first on Alexander.