Apocalypse History

Episode 9 - The Edge of the World

Jun 15, 2019 Season 1 Episode 9

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After the Egyptian campaign, Alexander and his forces now came upon the Persians at Gaugamela. With a victory the world would be open to them, with defeat the last 3 years of campaigning would be for nothing.





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Sources for the Episode.

By the Spear: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire (Ancient Warfare and Civilization) By Ian Worthington

A Companion to Ancient Macedonia by Joseph Roisman and Ian Worthington

A History of Macedonia by R. Malcolm Errington

Alexander the Great by R. Lane Fox





Plutarch Translation - The Age of Alexander (Penguin Classics) by T. Duff





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