In 324 BCE, Alexander the Great took his first real break from war since he became king. At Susa, he orchestrated the mass marriage of his highest officers with Iranian noblewomen and honored the war heroes of his recent campaigns. Alexander faced another mutiny at Opis before heading to Ecbatana, where his closest companion, Hephaestion, died suddenly of an unknown illness, throwing the king into a deep depression.
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Episode 16: Pharaoh Cambyses
Episode 15: The Army That Conquered The World
Episode 14: Princes, Princesses, Kings, and Queens
Episode 13: Kingship 101
Episode 12: Iranian Religion
Episode 11: King of Kings
Episode 10: Governing An Empire
Episode 9: Who Are You Again?
Episode 8: Fill in the Titles
Episode 7: The Writing on the Wall
Episode 6: Introducing Ionia
Episode 5: Crossing the Halys
Episode 4: Cyrus II, King of Anshan
Episode 3: Babylonians and Medes
Episode 2: Indo-Iranians
Episode 1: Assyria and Setting the Stage
Episode 0: Introduction
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