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.

Subscribing To Renaissance - Life Of Alexander The Great

Nov 27th, 2017 4m 36s

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 what to do now? Well, I had hoped I’d be able to just transfer your Alexander subscriptions over to

Subscribing To Renaissance

Nov 27th, 2017 4m 36s

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.

#122 – The Last Show

Nov 23rd, 2017 1h 22m

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.

#122 – The Last Show - Life Of Alexander The Great

Nov 23rd, 2017 1h 22m

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 started with 14 episodes covering the rise of Philip II of Macedon, aka Big Daddy Phil: his military innov

#111 – Ian Worthington - Life Of Alexander The Great

Aug 18th, 2017 1h 18m

Professor Ian Worthington joins us again to talk about new book about Ptolemy! HOW TO LISTENIf you're already a subscriber, you can listen to the show below or subscribe through iTunes or any podcast player.If you're not a subscrib

#111 – Ian Worthington

Aug 18th, 2017 1h 18m

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.

#96 – The Lost Testament of Alexander with David Grant

Mar 16th, 2017 1h 12m

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.

#96 – The Lost Testament of Alexander with David Grant - Life Of Alexander The Great

Mar 16th, 2017 1h 12m

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 talk us through his theory.

#77 – JAMES ROMM - Life Of Alexander The Great

Sep 28th, 2016 1h 9m

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 Classics from Yale, he went on to earn a Ph.D. from Princeton in 1988. He has taught Greek languag

#77 – JAMES ROMM

Sep 28th, 2016 1h 9m

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.

#28 – The Battle Of Gaugamela, Part I

Sep 18th, 2015 1h 18m

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.

#28 – The Battle Of Gaugamela, Part I - Life Of Alexander The Great

Sep 18th, 2015 1h 18m

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 Persia is waiting for him with the biggest army the world had ever seen. And elephants.HOW TO

#23 – The Battle Of Issus - Life Of Alexander The Great

Aug 7th, 2015 1h 1m

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 on which source you believe. What does he do? He stands firm and fights, because he is Alexander. If y

#23 – The Battle Of Issus

Aug 7th, 2015 1h 1m

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.

#18 – Battle of the Granicus River - Life Of Alexander The Great

Jun 25th, 2015 1h 25m

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 achievements and history of the Persian empire. Then we get stuck into the Battl

#18 – Battle of the Granicus River

Jun 25th, 2015 1h 25m

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.

#14 – The Death Of A King - Life Of Alexander The Great

May 8th, 2015 2h 20m

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 ever hear. We know who did it but we'll never really know why or who put him

#14 – The Death Of A King

May 8th, 2015 2h 20m

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.

#09 – Peter Adamson on Aristotle - Life Of Alexander The Great

Feb 23rd, 2015 54m 59s

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 […]

#09 – Peter Adamson on Aristotle

Feb 23rd, 2015 54m 59s

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.

#04 – King Philip Goes To War - Life Of Alexander The Great

Dec 28th, 2014 51m 48s

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 […]

#04 – King Philip Goes To War

Dec 28th, 2014 51m 48s

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.

#01 – The Saga Begins.

Dec 4th, 2014 1h 17m

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.