by CJR | Feb 5, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
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 3-foot arrow through his chest. HOW TO LISTEN If you're already a subscriber, you can listen to the show below...
by CJR | Jan 29, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
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, fighting elephants and barbarian hordes, suffering from starvation and frostbite, poison arrows, drunken fights,...
by CJR | Jan 22, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
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 both nearly dead. On this episode, Alexander comes face to face with Porus main army – and defeats him in magnificent style....
by CJR | Jan 15, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
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 elephants. To get to him, Alexander needs to cross this wide, freezing cold, fast flowing river, with the enemy waiting for him...
by CJR | Dec 30, 2015 | Premium Podcasts
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 with Dionysus, and the Assaceni, who tried the old “we're hiding in a fort and you can't...
by CJR | Dec 18, 2015 | Premium Podcasts
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 kingly life and the king gets hostages to keep his nobles loyal. Unfortunately, one of Alexander's pages gets...