Episode S1 – Alexander in Bactria

The Ancient World

Scott C.

History

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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“I am engaged in a land of a leonine and brave people, where every foot of the ground is like a wall of steel confronting my soldiers. You have brought only one Alexander into the world, but every mother in this land has brought an Alexander into the world.” – Alexander the Great, in a letter written to his mother Olympias from Bactria Synopsis: Five years of campaigning brought Alexander the Great to the doorstep of Bactria, but he’d spend much of the next three years – arguably the most difficult of his life – trying to control the region. In this first episode of an occasional series called “The Ancient World – Spotlight” I’m joined by historian and author Tristan Hughes to discuss the uprising of the Sogdian warlord Spitamenes, quite possibly Alexander’s greatest foe, and the later revolts of Hellenic troops upon news of Alexander’s death. Tristan Hughes @BattlesAncients on Twitter Battles of the Ancients website www.turningpointsoftheancientworld.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:18.0	You tell anyone and I mean anyone about me I will kill you starring Jody Whitaker tomorrow Lawrence and
0:26.0	Bella Ramsey time watch on BBC eye player Hi everyone, this is Scott. For a few years now I've planned a series called The
0:49.6	Ancient World Spotlight where I'd post occasional interviews and one-shot episodes on topics related to the show.
0:57.0	Well, what you have here is the first of those episodes, one dealing with Alexander the Great and his experiences in
1:04.8	Central Asia. Before we get started I wanted to mention a few things. The first is
1:11.0	that I will of course be continuing my ongoing The Ancient World Thea series on the Seleucids.
1:18.0	Just consider these spotlight episodes, kind of bonus episodes that will pop up from time to time.
1:24.0	I also wanted to mention that I'll be away on vacation for the next few weeks
1:28.8	and apart from posting the second part of this interview sometime in October, it'll likely be later in the year
1:35.4	before I continue the Thea storyline. Lastly, I wanted to mention that there are a few minor
1:41.6	audio issues with this episode so sorry about that
1:45.2	and hopefully it won't be too distracting. That said let's dive on in. My guest
1:52.0	today is Tristan Hughes, an historian and writer with a definite passion for ancient
1:56.9	military history. Having graduated from Edinburgh University in summer 2018, he currently works at History Hit TV as a web editor.
2:07.2	He is also currently writing his first book with Peninsorg Publishing titled Alexander's
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