EPISODE 5 The 10,000 (Part 2)

History on Fire

Daniele Bolelli

Society & Culture

4.7 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2016

⏱️ 107 minutes

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In this second and last part of this two-part series, we find out why it is a very bad idea to get on the wrong side of Parysatis, one of the most ruthless queens of the ancient world. We will also run into betrayal, prophetic dreams, epic battles, Xenophon’s rise to leadership, heartbreaking moments, tribal guerrillas in the mountains, poisoned honey, athletic competitions, sweet revenge, and the planting of the seeds for Alexander the Great’s campaigns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Let's go set history on fire.
0:02.0	Whether you like history or not, if you care about bravery, wisdom, passion, larger than
0:09.1	life characters, and some of the most emotionally intense moments in human experience, you have
0:14.2	come to the right place.
0:16.0	The Niali Bolleli is a university history professor, writer and martial artist, and he shall
0:21.1	be your guide in a journey to the place, or history, and epic life.
0:30.0	The Niali Bolleli is a university history professor, writer and martial artist, and he
0:37.0	is a university history professor, writer and martial artist, and he shall be your guide in a journey to the
0:44.0	place, or history, and epic life.
0:47.0	The Niali Bolleli is a university history professor, writer and martial artist, and he
0:52.0	is a university history professor, writer and martial artist, and he shall be your guide in a journey to the
0:57.0	place, or history, and he shall be your guide in a journey to the place, or history, and he shall be your guide in a journey to the
0:59.0	place.
1:01.0	This is part two of a two-part series about the Persian expedition of the over 10,000 Greek
1:11.0	mercenaries who participated in this Persian civil war between Cyrus and his brother, Artax
1:18.6	Heresus.
1:20.1	If you haven't checked out Part One, I strongly suggest you do that since you are about half
1:24.6	way through the story.
1:26.8	And if you have, I will now waste your time for it, and I'll just get down to business
1:31.1	right now.
1:33.0	So the place where we left off was immediately after the Battle of Conaxa.
1:37.2	When the Greek mercenaries thought they had won the battle, only to come back to camp
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