by Maged Atia | Jun 29, 2026 | S01. Alexander The Great
What was it like to leave Europe and march into Asia with Alexander the Great? Through the eyes of a young Macedonian soldier, experience the crossing of the Hellespont, the visit to ancient Troy, and the excitement, and fear, of joining history’s most ambitious...
by Maged Atia | Jun 26, 2026 | S01. Alexander The Great
How did Alexander the Great finance his invasion of the Persian Empire? Through the eyes of a young treasury clerk, uncover the hidden economics behind one of history’s greatest campaigns, from Philip II’s military reforms and mounting debts to the...
by Maged Atia | Jun 25, 2026 | S01. Alexander The Great
Narrator: A 17-year-old Theban Apprentice Potter Setting: Thebes, 335 BCE 1. Historical Sources a. Ancient Sources Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander Diodorus Siculus, Library of History Plutarch, Life of Alexander Justin, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus b. Modern Sources...
by Maged Atia | Jun 24, 2026 | S01. Alexander The Great
Narrator: Abdamon of Sidon Setting: Eastern Mediterranean, 340–336 BCE 1. Historical Sources a. Ancient Sources Herodotus, Histories (background on the Persian Empire and Phoenician world) Xenophon, Cyropaedia (Persian imperial traditions and ideology) Diodorus...
by Maged Atia | Jun 23, 2026 | S01. Alexander The Great
Narrator: Palace Servant at Aegae Setting: Aegae, 337–336 BCE 1. Sources a. Ancient Sources Plutarch, Life of Alexander Diodorus Siculus, Library of History Justin, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus Aristotle (indirect context on the Macedonian court) Arrian, Anabasis of...
