by CJR | May 6, 2016 | Podcasts, Premium Podcasts
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. He's written quite a lot recently about Alexander, Hephaestion and Achilles, so we invited him on...
by CJR | Mar 4, 2016 | Podcasts, Premium Podcasts
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 favourite books, BY THE SPEAR – Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the...
by CJR | Sep 18, 2015 | 30, Podcasts, Premium Podcasts
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 LISTEN If you're...
by CJR | Aug 7, 2015 | 30, Podcasts, Premium Podcasts
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 you've ever...
by CJR | Jun 25, 2015 | 30, Podcasts, Premium Podcasts
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 Battle of the Granicus River,...
by CJR | May 8, 2015 | 30, Podcasts, Premium Podcasts
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 up to it – if...
