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EPISODE · Apr 7, 2025 · 28 MIN

Archias The Exile Hunter

from Tales of History and Imagination · host Simone Whitlow

On, or around 11th June 323 BC Alexander the Great died in Babylon. While there are mysteries surrounding his passing - did an Indian holy man prophesy his passing a year prior while self immolating in Alexander’s presence? Was he poisoned? Did somebody entomb him while still alive? - He is just a cameo in this Tale.  This week we travel to Athens - then chafing under the Macedonian yoke - as they make a bid for freedom.  Trigger warning: some swearing, talk of three suicides. We discuss the fall of two mighty empires and one despot.  Sources Include: Ghost On The Throne by James Romm A History of Greece To 322 BC by N.G.L Hammond Support Tales on Patreon for $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content, or Try our 7 Day Free Trial.  Please leave Tales a like and a review wherever you listen. The best way you can support us is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly, Wednesdays. Tales of History and Imagination has ‘X-it-ed’ from Musk’s hellsite, sorry Twitter folk. But I can be found on… | Facebook |TikTok | Threads | YouTube | Bluesky |        

On, or around 11th June 323 BC Alexander the Great died in Babylon. While there are mysteries surrounding his passing - did an Indian holy man prophesy his passing a year prior while self immolating in Alexander’s presence? Was he poisoned? Did somebody entomb him while still alive? - He is just a cameo in this Tale.  This week we travel to Athens - then chafing under the Macedonian yoke - as they make a bid for freedom.  Trigger warning: some swearing, talk of three suicides. We discuss the fall of two mighty empires and one despot.  Sources Include: Ghost On The Throne by James RommA History of Greece To 322 BC by N.G.L Hammond Support Tales on Patreon for $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content, or Try our 7 Day Free Trial.  Please leave Tales a like and a review wherever you listen. The best way you can support us is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly, Wednesdays. Tales of History and Imagination has ‘X-it-ed’ from Musk’s hellsite, sorry Twitter folk. But I can be found on… | Facebook |TikTok | Threads | YouTube | Bluesky |

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