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by Jeremy McInerney

  • Narrated by: Jeremy McInerney
  • Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
  • Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
  • Release date: 07-08-13
  • Language: English

This series of 24 lectures examines a crucial period in the history of the ancient world, the age ushered in by the extraordinary conquests of Alexander the Great. In all the annals of the ancient world, few stories are more gripping than those from this era.

In the opening lectures, you’ll explore the enigma of Alexander, son of a brilliant father, yet always at odds with the man whom he succeeded. You’ll trace his early campaigns against the Persians and follow him to Egypt, where he was acclaimed as the son of god. You’ll then look at his career after this and find in him a blend of greatness and madness as he strove to replace the Persian empire of the Achaemenid dynasty with a new, mixed ruling class of Macedonians and Persians.

From there, you’ll delve into the catastrophic period after Alexander’s death in 323 B.C., which ushered in a period of catastrophic change as ambitious warlords carved up Alexander’s realm into their own separate empires. You’ll learn about each of the three kingdoms that resulted: Ptolemaic Egypt, Seleucid Syria, and the Attalid Empire in Asia Minor. Just as important to these lectures are the in-depth discussions of the bounties of Hellenistic culture, which contributed landmark ideas in everything from philosophy (which became more academic), art and architecture (with its excessive, naked emotions), and religion (especially the growing popularity of cult movements). Taken all together, these lectures are an engrossing and riveting journey into ancient history-and the life and times of the man who left an indelible mark on everything that would come after.

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Author

Jeremy McInerney, The Great Courses

Language

English

Length

12 hrs and 13 mins

Narrated by

Jeremy McInerney

Release date

07-08-13

Series

The Great Courses: Ancient History

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