Dr. Fred Naiden studies ancient Greek law, religion, and warfare, including Near-Eastern parallels.  He teaches at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and we spoke about his latest book on Alexander the Great.

0:52 – Fred talks about how he became interested in writing

on this.

3:15 – Fred talks about how the book is laid out.  It covers Alexander’s military career from

start to finish.

6:56 – Fred talks about how the Egyptians and Persians

viewed the Greeks and Macedonians. 

11:33 – Fred talks about Alexander’s upbringing. He also

touches on Alexander’s relationship with Aristotle.

15:21 – Fred talks about Alexander’s effects on native

religions.

19:48 – Fred talks about how Alexander performed religious ceremonies.

22:09 – Fred talks about Alexander in India.

25:05 – Fred talks about Alexander as a man on a mission to

learn about different cultures and with an ambitious curiosity.

34:00 – Fred talks about the resources he used for his

research.

53:46 – Fred has a page on the University of North Carolina

website.

Links of interest

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Fred Naiden

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Guests: Fred Naiden

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