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...
by CJR | Mar 11, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
Nearchus shows up unexpectedly and Alexander barely recognises him. Alexander makes plans to invade Arabia. Then he heads back to Persepolis for the first time in six years and has to crucify the satrap. To celebrate, they have a drinking party where a bunch of people...
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 | Feb 26, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
First there come the punishments. Alexander finds out some of his satraps and generals didn't think he was coming back from India, so their heads got a little big and he has to show them who is boss. Then we talk about whether or not he really thinks he is a god...
by CJR | Feb 19, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
What a fucking mess. Alexander has the great idea of taking 50,000 people into the most hellish desert on the planet. Why? We discuss several theories. What happens? A DISASTER. But there are whales (not in the desert). Oh and we announce our brand new series,...
by CJR | Feb 12, 2016 | Premium Podcasts
Alexander really admires the Indian Brahmans – but he has a bunch of them killed anyway for creating rebellions. As it turns out, that was a really bad idea. And then he decides to take a bunch of his guys on a pleasure march through a hellish desert –...
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...
