Alexander Standard Podcast

Judging the successors of Alexander the Great from Perdiccas to Cleopatra VII. Who will meet the Alexander Standard? #RexyPod

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Welcome to The Alexander Standard, where we rank the successors of Alexander the Great, from Perdiccas to Cleopatra VII!

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On This Day in 307 BC: #DemetriusPoliorcetes "liberated" Athens from Cassander's governor, was welcomed as an actual divine being, and moved into the back of the Parthenon. As one does. 👑

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By the summer of 322, #Perdiccas had decided to go west into Anatolia and assist #Eumenes directly in the Capture of Cappadocia

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On This Day: #AlexandertheGreat died in Babylon at 32, setting off the greatest succession crisis in ancient history , which, conveniently, is what our podcast is about. He did not name a successor. His generals handled this extremely calmly. (They did not handle it calmly.) 👑

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By June of 317 #Antigonus had linked up with forces under #Seleucus and started advancing towards Eumene's position at Susiana https://t.co/GtGfxM3Uy7

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Throw back to #Eumenes, the most betrayed yet beloved boy! . #AlexanderStandardPod #Eumenes #HistoryPodcast https://t.co/1KBBvndu1L

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In May 334 BC the Battle of Granicus took place between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire learn more about it in our episode: https://t.co/RrVDVKxnj3

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In May 330 #AlexandertheGreat got a little to excited and burned Perspolis to the ground

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In May 334 #AlexandertheGreat visits #Troy learn more here https://t.co/RrVDVKxnj3

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Throw back! It’s not Demetrius II’s fault that his dad handed him a time bomb. It’s not his fault we can’t figure out which cousin he married. It’s not his fault! But it IS his episode! https://t.co/V820SGCwgc 👑

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Antipater II’s nickname, Etesias, which he was
given because he came to the throne at the time when the “Etesian winds” were
blowing, putting the date of his ascension to somewhere around May or September. Learn more here, https://t.co/1fTWzfFisB 👑

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👑 In spring of 321 Alexander's funeral hearse was finished and ready to begin its journey to Macedon…which is totally where it ended up….

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👑 In April 346 the Peace of Philocrates is ratified in Athens learn more in our Philip II episode here, https://t.co/yWCQ0ug9Y6

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Happy Mermaid day! Did you know there is a Greek legend that Thessalonike became a mermaid after the death of Alexander the Great? Learn more here, https://t.co/xvOG7MrXSP

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👑 In spring of 321 #Perdiccas was now facing revolts on two fronts from #Antipater, #Antigonus, and #Craterus in Anatolia, and Ptolemy in Egypt. Learn more here, https://t.co/8HTsFMMurl

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It's the Ides of March! Join us over on Patreo where we discuss the season one finale of HBO's Rome and the events that happened that day! https://t.co/reylpm7gEI

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👑 In March of 327 #AlexandertheGreat marries #Roxana. Learn more about their son #AlexIV here, https://t.co/6lcJASmvtu

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👑 In the spring of 310 BC #Demtrius is defeated at the Battle of Gaza. Learn more here, https://t.co/lVk5lgRF9P

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👑 Throw back! Was he our new “best boy?” Was he the “hardest working boy?” Did Dustin lose friends along the way? Is our cat a domestic terrorist? (Yes) It's #Antigonos II #Gonatas https://t.co/F1JfqP445q

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The Alexander Standard will be at Intelligent Speech 2026! Join us as Dustin and Meredith present. Use code ALEX for a discount on tickets! 👑 https://t.co/RqpmVNllQS

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👑 💔 Valentine's Day special with #DemetriusPoliorcetes the Besieger of Cities! Hear about his many loves and mostly losses here https://t.co/lVk5lgRF9P