#17 - The Rise of Macedon (w/ Adrian Goldsworthy)

How did the Kingdom of Macedon go from a Greek backwater to controlling one of the largest empires of the ancient world? Historian Adrian Goldsworthy joins me to discuss Alexander the Great and his influential father Philip II.

Here are some links that relate to the episode:

Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors (new book)

Adrian’s Amazon page

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