Alexander's Successors at War: The Spartan Adventurer episode artwork

EPISODE · Feb 6, 2022 · 58 MIN

Alexander's Successors at War: The Spartan Adventurer

from Dan Snow's History Hit

Tristan of The Ancients podcasts has published his first book, Alexander’s Successors at War: The Perdiccas Years. Focussing in on 323 – 320 BC, the book tells the story of the tumultuous events that seized Alexander the Great’s empire immediately after this titanic figure breathed his last in June 323 BC. Today, we’re giving you a taster of what you can expect. Sit back and relax as Tristan reads out an abridged chapter from the book (including a swift introduction). He tells the story of a Spartan mercenary captain called Thibron, who set forth from Crete with c.6,000 battle-hardened mercenaries intend on forging his own Greco-Libyan empire in North Africa. Filled with several twists and turns the story is a symbol for the many fascinating events, and the larger than life cast, that dominates the immediate aftermath of Alexander’s death.Order Tristan’s book today here.Order from Amazon.If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! To download the History Hit app please go to the Android or Apple store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Feb 6, 2022

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

Alexander's Successors at War: The Spartan Adventurer

0:00 58:31

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Dan Snow's History Hit?

This episode is 58 minutes long.

When was this Dan Snow's History Hit episode published?

This episode was published on February 6, 2022.

Can I download this Dan Snow's History Hit episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!