by CJR | Oct 2, 2015 | 30, Premium Podcasts
In Episode #30, Alexander marches on Babylon, one of the Wonders of the Ancient World, while Darius runs for the mountains and tries to convince his troops to continue fighting a guerrilla war. HOW TO LISTEN If you're already a subscriber, you can listen to the...
by CJR | Sep 25, 2015 | 30, Premium Podcasts
In this episode we finish the story of how young King Alexander III of Macedon, in a strange and hot land, out-numbered 5-to-1, wiped the floor with King Darius of Persia with a tactic which almost beggars belief. HOW TO LISTEN If you're already a subscriber,...
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 | Sep 12, 2015 | 30, Premium Podcasts
Alexander visits the Oracle of Siwah to ask your usual questions: “Who is my father” and “Am I fated to rule the world” – you know, that ol' thing. On his way he sees a patch of land and thinks to himself “Hey how about I found...
by CJR | Sep 4, 2015 | 30, Premium Podcasts
Alexander heads towards Egypt, stopping first at Gaza where the satrap Batis refuses to submit, forcing the Macedonians to spend several months laying siege. Even an arrow in the shoulder doesn't stop Alexander – but he takes horrible revenge against Batis,...
by CJR | Aug 21, 2015 | 30, Premium Podcasts
This is a CRAZY story! The people from an island fortress off the coast of Syria / Lebanon refuse to let Alexander sacrifice to their god Melqart aka Heracles – so he lays siege to it. Six months later, tens of thousands of Tyrians are dead and / or sold into...
by CJR | Aug 14, 2015 | 30, Premium Podcasts
The aftermath of the Battle of Issus. Alexander deals with Darius' wife, mother and children, forging a lifelong relationship with Sysigambis (the mother). Letters are exchanged between Darius and Alexander which don't go well. And Alexander reacquaints...
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 | 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...
