This is the History of the World Podcast with me Chris Hasler

And you're listening to volume three the classical world

episode 24

Ancient Greece, A Summary Part 2. The We are already familiar with the story of Alexander the 3rd of Macedon.

He crossed the Hellas Pont from Thrace into Akeminid Persia and defeated the Persians at the Battle of the Granicus

before advancing across Anatolia down the Levantine coast to conquer Egypt with relative ease.

Alexander would then meet the Persian king on the battlefield at the

Mesopotamian site called Galgumella and he would win this battle effectively opening the

akemin in Persian rule of these lands up to its eventual destruction.

Alexander would then mop up those societies in the east of the Akemianid Empire such as Bactria and

Sogdiana, therefore becoming the new ruler of a Macedonian Empire.

Despite Alexander the Great having a reputation for being arguably the greatest

military leader of all time, there are areas of controversy.

He killed one of his trusted officers Clettus the Black with a javelin after a drunken argument.

Alexander was insatiable in his desire to subjugate more and more lands, kingdoms and rulers. After to success of the Battle of the Hedaspis

Alexander's army was fed up and mutinous

and Alexander had to make the tough decision upon reaching the city of Taxila

to head back towards Mesopotamia to pacify his troops.

The way back to Persepolis was troubled.

Alexander was almost killed when he was struck by an arrow during the Malian campaign on his way out to the easternmost lands of the Persian Empire.

Even though he recovered, many of his army lost their lives dehydrating in the unforgiving Jedrosian desert. When Anizander did eventually make it back to

Mesopotamia he was furious to learn that some of his officials

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