by CJR | Jul 23, 2015 | 30, Premium Podcasts
It's all happening in this episode! Memnon is using the Persian fleet to undo a lot of Alexander's “liberations”. BUT he dies mysteriously, putting the Persian battle plans into turnaround. So Darius calls all of his troops to Babylon, which...
by CJR | Jul 17, 2015 | 30, Premium Podcasts
It's Winter 333 and Alexander is a man on a mission (from Zeus). He's storming towns, has to arrest one of his own commanders, parts the sea, and cuts the Gordian Knot! All in a days work! HOW TO LISTEN If you're already a subscriber, you can listen to...
by CJR | Jul 10, 2015 | 30, Premium Podcasts
Alexander marches south and “liberates” city after city. He dedicates his first temple. He ignores omens from the gods. He creates a new Oracle of Apollo. He makes his first big mistake. He gets adopted by Ada of Caria. He meets a boy who befriended a...
by CJR | Jul 3, 2015 | 30, Premium Podcasts
After his first big battle against the Persians at Granicus River, Big Al starts marching south to find more gold. It's all about the gold. We also talk about what people did before soap, King Croesus, a story about two painters and three lines, a horse with good...
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 | Jun 11, 2015 | 30, Premium Podcasts
In #17, we see Alexander take his army to Persia! We also go into detail about his sex life (or lack thereof), how to make armour out of linen, Alexander's relationship to Achilles and a bit of a quick refresher on the Trojan War. This episode is available to our...
