by Maged Atia | Sep 7, 2026 | S01. Alexander The Great
What was it like to stand between a king and the gods? Through the eyes of a young Persian Magus apprentice, spend a single anxious day in Darius III’s royal camp as his father is unexpectedly summoned before the Great King on the eve of Gaugamela while Alexander is...
by Maged Atia | Sep 3, 2026 | S01. Alexander The Great
What did the lunar eclipse before the Battle of Gaugamela mean to the people who watched it? Through the eyes of a Babylonian temple scholar, witness the night the moon darkened as Darius III gathered the Persian Empire for its decisive confrontation with Alexander...
by Maged Atia | Aug 31, 2026 | S01. Alexander The Great
How did Darius III rebuild the Persian war effort after Issus? Through the eyes of a royal inspector traveling across the Achaemenid Empire, witness the extraordinary mobilization that brought Medes, Armenians, Babylonians, Bactrians, Saka horsemen, eastern troops,...
by Maged Atia | Aug 27, 2026 | S01. Alexander The Great
What did corruption look like inside Alexander the Great’s new empire? Through the eyes of a royal treasury clerk in Egypt, follow the rise of Cleomenes of Naucratis and uncover the uncomfortable gap between official accounts and what ordinary people actually paid....
by Maged Atia | Aug 24, 2026 | S01. Alexander The Great
Why did Alexander the Great cross the Western Desert to consult the Oracle of Amun at Siwa? Through the eyes of a caravan guide, experience the dangerous journey from Egypt’s coast into the Sahara, where certainty gives way to fear, mystery, and awe. This immersive...
