Alexander the Great
HumorFaktaHistorieHello, welcome to my podcast about Alexander the Great.All episodes can be found here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new Ι am Michalis, together we are going to analyse the life of Alexander the Great. We have a ton to talk about, at the age of 30 Alexander had conquered 2/3 of the known world. He had the equally great Aristotle as a tutor, he was born in Pella, that is, was and forever be Greek. I hope to put out an episode every two or three weeks.If you have any questions or suggestions i would love to hear from you.
Siste episoder av Alexander the Great podcast
- Announcement! (00:03:57)
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- 26. Building a 100 person party tent (00:24:04)
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- 21. Death of a King (00:30:47)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new In this episode we look at the final moments of a great King Phillip the Second of Makedonia. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eloudianos/ Donation link: https://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/ Support the show
- 18. The battle of Chaeronea (00:28:21)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new August of 338 BC is the date of the most important battle of ancient Greece, the battle of Chaeronea, one of the few battles that Alexander and Phillip worked together. The Macedonian line up https://www.livius.org/pictures/a/maps/map-of-the-battle-of-chaeronea/ Lion of Chaeronea https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lion-of-chaeronea Donation link https://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/ Su...
- 11. Not the greatest start (00:30:51)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new We start of at 346, Phillip is elected president of the Pythian Games. Demosthenes gives his "About Peace" speech, which gives us many clues about Athens felt at this specific time period. We have a few battles with Illirian tribes in the North of Macedonia. The Thessalians are not feeling loved and Alexander will have his first contact with Voukefalas, or Bucephalus, the greatest of all the horses. http...
- 10. Peace of Philocrates (00:27:43)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new In this episode i talk about the years 346 and 345. The years that a peace treaty was agreed on between Athens and Macedonia. https://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/ Support the show
- 9. Sending embassies to Phillip (00:24:01)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new Asides from Phalaikos's big dick, i talk about the embassies that were sent to Phillip after its publicly known that he want peace with Athens. https://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/ https://alexandroscast.gr/en/2021/11/11/sending-embassies-to-phillip/ Support the show
- 8. Siege of Olynthos (00:26:53)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new In this episode i talk about the years 351 to 348. To begin with i talk about Demosthenes and how his career as a political orator started. We also look at how Phillip managed to conquer Olynthos. http://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/ Support the show
- 7. Battle of Crocus Field (00:24:58)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new In this episode I am talking about the great come back of Phillip the Second of Macedon. He had lost a couple of battles against Onomarchos of Phokida. This time he is more prepared after he took some time off. They meet in the plain of Crocus. Their battle took place in the year 353. I also talk about what Phillip got up to in the years 352 and 351. http://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/ Support the show
- 6. Third Sacred War (00:26:24)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new We start off talking about the oracle of Delphi and the lovely Pythia. Then I describe how the Third Sacred War started and how Phillip was involved. http://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/ Support the show
- 5. The siege of Amphipolis (00:26:40)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new I begin todays episode in the year 358, Phillip is looking to secure some sort of an economic stability for his kingdom so he set his sight on the nearby mines. Then he decides to siege Aphipolis in the year 357, which went really well, for Phillip that is, not so much the Athenians that loved having some sort of control of the city. I say a few words about the Social War, a nice little whore...
- 4. Alliance with Thessaly (00:27:37)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new I explain how Philip managed to make one of his first alliances. Who were the Thessalians of the 4th century BC, a few words about Olympiada, Amphipolis, Demosthenes and Athens. http://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/ Support the show
- 3. Phillips changes and first few battles (00:27:08)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new In this episode I talk about the changes that Phillip brought into the Macedonian army and his first few important wins. http://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/ Support the show
- 2. How Philip got started (00:30:10)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new We look at the state of Macedonia, while Philip gets the Kingship and his very first action as King, also what the kings prior to Philip were like. http://alexandroscast.gr/χορηγός/ Support the show
- 1. Intro (00:25:50)
All episodes can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1569658/supporters/new A introduction to the podcast, we talk about sources and my favourite Alexander stories. http://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/ Support the show