Rise of the Macedonian Empire
Gelesen von Pamela Nagami
Arthur M. Curteis
(5 Sterne; 2 Bewertungen)
Through diplomacy and conquest the Kingdom of Macedonia under Philip II (382-336 BC) came to dominate ancient Greece. To the classical Greek phalanx, Philip added ranks of soldiers wielding a 6-meter spear called the sarissa, creating an infantry invincible until the advent of the Roman legions. Following his father's assassination, Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) succeeded to the throne and spent the rest of his short life establishing an empire stretching from Greece to northwestern India. The Hellenistic culture disseminated by Alexander long outlived his empire, developing through the Roman world into modern western civilization. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.) (7 hr 37 min)
Chapters
Ch. 2: Kings of Macedon to the Death of Amyntas II, Father of Philip (700-369)
26:26
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Ch. 4: From the Accession of Philip to his Intervention in the Sacred War
26:39
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Ch. 6: The Peace of Philokrates. Falsa Legatio. Thermopylai in Philip's Hands
24:55
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Ch. 7: From the Peace of Philokrates to the Battle of Chaironeia (346-338)
26:03
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Ch. 8: From the Battle of Chaironeia to the Beginning of Alexander's Asiatic Ca…
12:52
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Ch. 8: From the Battle of Chaironeia to the Beginning of Alexander's Asiatic Ca…
17:50
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Ch. 13: The Death of Darius--Reductiion of Parthia--Execution of Philotas and P…
14:20
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Ch. 13: The Death of Darius--Reductiion of Parthia--Execution of Philotas and P…
14:20
Read by Pamela Nagami