
EP9 Glimpses of Olympias
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum
00:00
The Macadonian Smoke Filled Room
When Alexander dies, the story is that everybody kind of looks at each other. What's more, they're operating in a really weird one historian called it a potentially terrifying period of time here after Alexander's death. If it's anything like the 9-11 thing, there's a real sense of trepidation about what happens now. And as every major historian points out, from the sources we have, you get this feeling like civil war could happen at any moment.
Transcript
Play full episode