Alexander the Great: Man and Myth
The Ancients
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The Myths of Alexander the Great
After more than a thousand years have passed after Alexander's death, people are still very much interested in hearing about his conquest. So across the medieval world, these mythical stories of Alexander that we'll get into as this podcast goes on, they become always Arthurian bestsellers. He became an exemplary king, some often with a very positive connotation and often with a negative one. For great rulers like Sharmain and the others, he was an example to follow because he built a huge world empire, which they also aspired to do.
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