by CJR | Apr 29, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
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 Siwah that Hephaestion is to receive a heroic cult. He is then invited to an after party attended by twenty of his inner...
by CJR | Apr 22, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
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 ignores them – and then bad shit starts to happen.
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...
