by CJR | Apr 15, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
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 mythical founder of Sparta's constitution, and the My Lai massacre. HOW TO LISTEN If you're already a...
by CJR | Apr 8, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
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. It doesn't end well. HOW TO LISTEN If you're already a subscriber, you can listen to the show below or subscribe...
by CJR | Apr 1, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
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 University of Pennsylvania. We recently read an article about her theory that Alexander might have...
by CJR | Mar 30, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
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 army – and AGAIN his Macedonian and Greek troops mutiny… for the very last time. HOW TO LISTEN If...
by CJR | Mar 18, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
IN 324 BCE, Alexander volunteered 91 of his senior men – and himself – to marry Persian princesses at a huge mass wedding ceremony in Susa. Was it his way of trying to unite humanity? Or just pragmatism? Listen and make up your own mind. HOW TO LISTEN If...
