After Darius III's defeat at Gaugamela, Alexander the Great tore through the Persian capitals, taking Babylon and Susa without a fight, and only stalling on his way to Persepolis during the Battle of the Persian Gates. The Macedonians reveled, Persepolis burned, and King Darius fled, ceding Ecbatana to the conqueror.
IntelligentSpeechOnline.com
Patreon | Support Page | STORE
Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Interview: Uzume Wijnsma
50! Ask Me Anything
Purim: Holiday Special 2021
49: Breaking Through
48: What is your profession?
Announcement 2: Darics
47: Preparing the Way
46: The Persian Emperor
45: Xerxes Porphyrogennetos
44: Also Sprach Zarathustra
43: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
42: Darius the Shopkeeper
41: The Greatest
40: Heiresses of the Empire
39: Rise of Achaemeneis
38: The Last Battle
37: Greece Awakens
36: Return of the Tyrannoi
35: The Empire Strikes Back
34: A New Fleet
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
History Obscura
Historycal: Words that Shaped the World
The Rest Is History
Lore