This episode talks about Alexander the Great, and asks the question ‘did he truly deserve the title “Great”?’ Are there any reasons as to why he should, and, is there any reasons as to why he didn’t deserve it? Welcome to the AIQ podcast, bringing the world of Ancient History to your ears. No matter if you are a leading academic, or have just found an interest in history, this podcast tries to discuss highly academic topics in a free and easy going way.
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Suggested further reading:
-Alexander the Great by Robin Lane Fox (Modern scholarship)
-Life of Alexander by Plutarch (Ancient source)
-The anabasis of Alexander by Arrian (Ancient source)
-Indica by Arrian (Ancient source)
Co-written By Alexander Goodman and Christopher Kearney
Cylinder Two by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: chriszabriskie.com/
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