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Alexandria: A Hellenistic World Podcast

Phillip Register 1 Episodes Jun 27, 2026

A podcast telling the lesser-known stories of the Hellenistic period (c.323 – 32 BCE), year-by-year. From the founding of Epicureanism to the sack of Corinth; from refugees hiding in caves to a bureaucrat running a great estate. Poets, philosophers, civil servants; mothers, doctors, prostitutes; everyone in-between.

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3: The Education of Alexander Jun 27, 2026 2712 342 BCE. The philosophers Aristotle and Anaximenes educate the young Alexander and his designated friends at the Temple of the Nymphs at Mieza. The local devotee of the temple, Theupropos, is not so happy about their presence. Dates mentioned: 384–334 BCE. Website (bibliography, episode notes, etc): https://alexandriapod.wordpress.com Twitter: @Alexandria_Pod Bluesky: @alexandriapod.bsky.social

2: Ptolemy, the Macedonian Jun 13, 2026 3109 322 BCE. Unnefer, an Egyptian living in Alexandria, hears a story by the herald Eurybates: the early life of Ptolemy the Macedonian. His upbringing, his education in Pella, his service at Chaeronea... and, finally, the sack of Thebes. Dates covered: 367–335 BCE. Website (bibliography, episode notes, etc): https://alexandriapod.wordpress.com Twitter: @Alexandria_Pod Bluesky: @alexandriapod.bsky.s

1: The Founding of Alexandria May 30, 2026 2675 331 BCE. Unnefer and Beknef, two local Egyptian fishermen, watch a weird rambling king found a new city. Plus, an introduction to this podcast. Dates covered: 331-322 BCE. Website (bibliography, notes, etc): https://alexandriapod.wordpress.com Twitter: @Alexandria_Pod Bluesky: @alexandriapod.bsky.social YouTube: AlexandriaPod Instagram: alexandria.pod Intro and outro music: "Delphic Hymn to Ap

Alexandria: A Hellenistic World Podcast

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