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Legend says when this mighty ruler offered to grant any request, Diogenes' reply was basically, move, you're blocking my light |
Alexander the Great
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DJ |
ANCIENT CONTEMPORARIES |
2024-07-09 |
#9142 |
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Before visiting Achilles' tomb, this man threw his spear onto the ground in Asia & declared the continent "spear-won" |
Alexander the Great
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FJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
2023-12-08 |
#8990 |
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Ptolemy & Antigonus were generals of this man whose empire was divided up after his death in 323 B.C. |
Alexander the Great
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$800 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
2021-07-22 |
#8449 |
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In 335 B.C.hebrought many more than seven against Thebes when it foolishly rose against his leadership |
Alexander the Great
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$800 |
J |
THE ANCIENT GREEKS |
2018-05-01 |
#7752 |
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The Achaemenid empire lasted for about 200 years until it was defeated in the battle of Arbela by this Macedonian |
Alexander the Great
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$400 |
DJ |
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS |
2013-07-25 |
#6659 |
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This Macedonian wanted to combine Asia & Europe into one country & make Babylon its capital; he died in the city in 323 B.C. |
Alexander the Great
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$800 |
DJ |
ANCIENT BABYLON |
2013-04-16 |
#6587 |
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In 331 B.C. this Macedonian traveled to the Siwa Oasis where the oracle pronounced him a god |
Alexander the Great
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$200 |
J |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
2011-04-15 |
#6130 |
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His father told him to "Seek out a kingdom worthy of thyself, for Macedonia is too little for thee" |
Alexander the Great
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$400 |
J |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
2008-11-11 |
#5562 |
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This Macedonian General began his war against the Persian Empire by crossing the Hellespont in the spring of 334 B.C. |
Alexander the Great
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$400 |
DJ |
ANCIENT TIMES |
2003-12-31 |
#4448 |
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Ptolemy X, a little short of funds, replaced this Macedonian's fancy gold coffin with an alabaster one |
Alexander the Great
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$800 |
J |
AN ANCIENT LIFETIME AGO |
2003-04-25 |
#4305 |
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In 332 B.C. this Macedonian conquered the Phoenician seaport of Tyre after a 7-month siege |
Alexander the Great
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$1,200 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
2003-02-10 |
#4251 |
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Around 334 B.C. this Macedonian's stater became a world currency |
Alexander the Great
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$600 |
DJ |
ANCIENT COINS |
2000-09-12 |
#3682 |
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Philip II assassinated, this son takes the throne; the not-so-great news on Macedonian Journal Tonight |
Alexander the Great
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$800 |
DJ |
ANCIENT NEWS BULLETINS |
1997-09-05 |
#2990 |
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In the 4th century B.C. Lycia was conquered by this Macedonian & absorbed into his empire |
Alexander the Great
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$200 |
DJ |
ANCIENT COUNTRIES |
1997-04-22 |
#2922 |
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While conquering Asia, he carried a copy of the "Iliad" in a special gold casket |
Alexander the Great
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FJ |
ANCIENT TIMES |
1995-01-18 |
#2393 |
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This Macedonian visited Siwa Oasis in 331 B.C. & was hailed as a son of Amon by the oracle |
Alexander the Great
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$200 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1994-11-29 |
#2357 |
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The sacred oracle of Amon saluted this "Great" Macedonian as a son of the god Amon |
Alexander the Great
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$800 |
DJ |
ANCIENT TIMES |
1994-07-06 |
#2283 |
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After conquering Tyre in 332 B.C., he went to Egypt & was crowned pharaoh |
Alexander the Great
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$400 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1993-10-04 |
#2086 |
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In 331 B.C. this Macedonian captured, looted & burned the palaces of Persepolis |
Alexander the Great
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$400 |
DJ |
THE ANCIENT WORLD |
1993-04-30 |
#2005 |
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His father said, "O, my son, seek out a kingdom worthy of thyself for Macedonia is too little for thee" |
Alexander the Great
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$200 |
J |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1992-04-22 |
#1773 |
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When he died at age 33 in 323 B.C. he left behind many cities named after him |
Alexander the Great
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$400 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1991-10-18 |
#1640 |
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In 331 B.C. his troops plundered Persepolis & burned the palace of Xerxes |
Alexander the Great
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$1,500 |
DJ |
ANCIENT TIMES |
1991-10-01 |
#1627 |
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He became king of Macedonia after the assassination of his father Philip II |
Alexander the Great
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$400 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1991-06-21 |
#1585 |
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The group who fought over his empire after his death was called the "Diadochi", successors |
Alexander the Great
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FJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1990-12-27 |
#1459 |
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Trying to get the people in his empire together, he had 10.000 Greeks & Macedonians wed Asian women |
Alexander the Great
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$200 |
DJ |
ANCIENT WORLD |
1990-10-24 |
#1413 |
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In 332 B.C. he completed his conquest of Phoenicia when Tyre fell flat |
Alexander the Great
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$600 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1990-09-27 |
#1394 |
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The Seleucid Kingdom which once stretched from Thrace to India was a fragment of his empire |
Alexander the Great
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$1,500 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1990-08-11 |
#9 |
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He died in 323 B.C. at age 32 when he took ill after a long party with heavy drinking |
Alexander the Great
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$600 |
DJ |
ANCIENT WORLD |
1990-05-17 |
#1329 |
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The Hellenistic Age began with the death of this Macedonian conqueror |
Alexander the Great
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$200 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1989-12-01 |
#1210 |
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This great Macedonian died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon |
Alexander the Great
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$200 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1989-03-07 |
#1047 |
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The Roman Empire went as far east as the Tigris River, while this man's empire reached all the way to India |
Alexander the Great
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$200 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1988-02-18 |
#804 |
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In 323 B.C., age 32, he died of exhaustion at Babylon |
Alexander the Great
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$800 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1987-02-11 |
#568 |
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At Arbela in 331 B.C., he lost under 500 troops while killing more than 40,000 Persians |
Alexander the Great
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$400 |
DJ |
ANCIENT WORLDS |
1985-12-30 |
#341 |
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Achilles was ancestor of this Greek-Macedonian conqueror |
Alexander the Great
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$200 |
DJ |
ANCIENT HISTORY |
1985-04-25 |
#164 |