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It is rumored that a six-part docudrama about Alexander is coming to Netflix - https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/a ... ix-series/

Alexias, you may find the following article interesting - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3034319/

(Impudent humor - Alexander was defeated only once, by a mosquito.)

Some of the world’s best from several fields team up, with the help of modern technology, to unravel the mystery of Alexander’s death. Please see https://youtu.be/M-ycdRnodCw. Does this video persuade you to rethink your take on Alexander’s death? Caveat emptor- several debunked theories, a bit of b...

“Jepson School Marshall Center Visiting Research Fellow Hugh Liebert discusses "The Founder of Globalization? Our Strange Fascination with Alexander the Great" in Jepson Hall on September 18, 2009.”

https://youtu.be/GVVexehSRYM

https://youtu.be/lE17q-PQ3o4 Description about the presentation from the site is given below. As Mary Renault and Oliver Stone’s Alexander (2004) are discussed, Hephaestion and Bagoas feature in the presentation. “This talk by Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Chair of Ancient History at Cardiff Univ...

Introduction from YT - “Princeton's Dr. Michael Barry presents the extraordinary legacy of Alexander the Great by demonstrating his impact on the regions he conquered through historical representation and narrative, with particular emphasis on his paradoxical status in the Persianate world. Presente...

The introduction to the video states, “Alexander's life was not without its darker aspects, including his tumultuous personal relationships and his ruthless tactics on the battlefield. Despite his flaws and controversies, however, Alexander's impact on history cannot be overstated. His conquests bro...

An interesting documentary on Alexander, which is in two parts.

Part I - https://youtu.be/sp0YO9mAa6c

Part II - https://youtu.be/D4bTY-qs-vo

She muddled the story as Mary Renault had done so in her fictional work ‘The Persian Boy.’ Initially, I thought that Renault was taking poetic license for dramatic purposes by (a) situating the story much closer to Ecbatana and (b) making Hephaestion and Eumenes draw the swords on each other instead...

Sorry about it. It is a long document, which takes forever to load. Given below is a link that summarizes the dissertation - https://www.historyoftheancientworld.co ... e_vignette

I read that scene based on my understanding of the different bases of power (i.e., legitimate, reward, coercive, expert, and information). I thought that Philip was using coercive power at its worst - demeaning, degrading, immoral, shocking - with the intention to subjugate, intimidate, and break Al...

An interesting study of the Alexander sources. A dark Alexander and even a darker Hephaestion (Appendix V).

https://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handl ... sAllowed=y

Dr. Kenneth W. Harl’s 36 lectures titled ‘Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Empire’ from The Great Courses.com is on sale for $30 (the original dvd price is $334.95). It is a comprehensive look at Alexander, his times, and his significance. https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/alexander-the-...