Alexander's Worlds

About this episode

This episode explores how Alexander the Great transformed the eastern Mediterranean and central Asia through his conquests.

(Host: Lucy) Alexander was heir to a small kingdom, and became ruler of multiple worlds, uniting the Greek archipelago with the territories of Persia, and creating an empire that spanned continents, reaching across the Mediterranean into Egypt as well as to the edge of the Himalayas. Now. How did the eastern Mediterranean – and central Asia – transform from the world of Athens and Persia to the world of Alexander? For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com

People in this episode

Host: Lucy

Topics covered

• Alexander the Great
• Ancient Empires
• Cultural Transformation
• Mediterranean History
• Persian Empire
• Hellenistic Period

Keywords

• Alexander the Great
• Greece
• Persia
• Egypt
• Himalayas
• empire
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Greece, Persia, Egypt, Himalayas

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