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Vol 3 Ep 24 - SUMMARY - Ancient Greece, Part Two May 24, 2020

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336 - 30 BCE - A deeper look at the chronology of the Hellenistic world with special attention to some of the academic advances.

Vol 3 Ep 23 - SUMMARY - Ancient Greece, Part One May 17, 2020

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1200 - 336 BCE - From the fall of the Mycenaeans, to the rise of Alexander the Great, and everything else in between.

Vol 3 Ep 22 - Ancient Greece: Hellenistic Period May 10, 2020

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323 - 30 BCE - The sudden imperial expansion of Alexander the Great's Macedonian kingdom had a profound effect on the vast area's diverse cultures. This episode explores that effect.

Vol 3 Ep 21 - Ancient Greece: The Diadochi May 03, 2020

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323 - 281 BCE - Meet Philip III and Alexander IV, Antipater, Craterus, Antigonus, Demetrius, Cassander, Eumenes, Seleucus, Polyperchon, Ptolemy, Lysimachus and Peithon among others.

Vol 3 Ep 20 - BATTLE - The Battle of Gaugamela ( 331 BCE ) Apr 26, 2020

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331 BCE - The inevitable showdown between Alexander the Great and Darius III took place at Gaugamela, in a battle which would change the world as everyone know it forever.

Vol 3 Ep 19 - BATTLE - The Battle of Issus ( 333 BCE ) Apr 19, 2020

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333 BCE - Alexander the Great had ventured deeper into Persian territory than any other invader. So Darius decided to make a surprise move to cut him off from his supply lines entrapping him in a narrow mountain pass.

Vol 3 Ep 18 - PROFILE - Alexander the Great Apr 12, 2020

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356 - 323 BCE - In our second profile episode, we look at a man who is arguably the greatest military leader ever, the Macedonian king, Alexander the Great.

Vol 3 Ep 17 - Ancient Greece: The Rise of Macedon Apr 05, 2020

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362 - 335 BCE - With the southern Balkan poleis exhausted through continued warfare, one leader in the north was holding all the cards. This is the story of Philip II of Macedon's achievements.

Vol 3 Ep 16 - Ancient Greece: Classical Greek Culture Mar 29, 2020

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510 - 323 BCE - Greek Gods, Olympic Games, Oracle of Delphi, architecture, pottery, Great Dionysia, historians, science, mathematics, philosophy and education all rolled up into one complete episode.

Vol 3 Ep 15 - BATTLE - The Battle of Leuctra ( 371 BCE ) Mar 22, 2020

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With Athens a shadow of its former self, the road to glory was left open to the Spartans, but an old adversary called Thebes would have something to say about it.

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