AW282 - Alexander Attacks Persia

Ancient Warfare Podcast

English - December 08, 2023 01:00 - 44 minutes - 20.7 MB - ★★★★ - 499 ratings
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'King at just 20, Alexander of Macedon spent two years securing his northern borders and Greece. In 334 he crossed the Hellespont to begin the campaign his father had prepared: the invasion of Achaemenid Persia.'

The Ancient Warfare team discuss issue XVI.6 of the magazine Alexander versus Darius.

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