#133 Alexander the Great (Part 4)
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🗓️ 18 August 2025
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Next, Alexander stamps his authority on Greece — crushing Thebes, securing the Balkans, and claiming Achilles as his role model. We end with the first clash with Persia at the River Granicus, as Alexander announces himself on the world stage.
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| 0:48.7 | Hello and welcome to part four of our Alexander the Great mini series. |
| 0:54.0 | Let's get on with the show. |
| 1:07.3 | So, we're back in 336 BC. |
| 1:11.0 | Alexander has a crown on his head. |
| 1:13.7 | He is now king. |
| 1:15.3 | But his first job was an expansion. |
| 1:18.1 | It was consolidation. |
| 1:19.9 | His father, Philip II of Macedon, as we covered in the previous part, is dead. |
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