AskHistorians Podcast Episode 162 is live!

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This Episode:

I talked with author Adrian Goldsworthy, whose new book Philip and Alexander explores the lives of the two men who turned ancient Macedonia from a fringe Greek state into a powerful empire. While much of the focus has been on Alexander, Goldsworthy discusses the vital role that Philip played in setting his son up for the successes that earned him the name "Alexander the Great." We also talked about the challenges that come about from viewing history as a narrative, especially the fallacy of believing in the "inevitability" of the events that happened.

Goldsworthy is a fantastic author and has many, many books that anyone interested in history, especially Roman history, should check out. This one is his first foray into Ancient Greece, and it is well worth a read.