Phillip Register

Alexandria: A Hellenistic World Podcast

History EN ↓ 4 episodes

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. See you in Alexandria! Podcast website: https://alexandriapod.wordpress.com/

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Phillip Register

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3b: Aristotle, Politics; Anaximenes, Rhetoric to Alexander 04.07.2026 57:50

Our first B-side episode, presenting what Alexander may have been taught in Mieza by his philosopher tutors in their own words. Excerpts from Aristotle's Politics and Anaximenes' Rhetoric to Alexander. Excerpts are: Aristotle, Politics: Book 1, Ch.1; Book 3, Ch.4; Book 7, Ch.10. Anaximenes, Rhetoric to Alexander: Ch.1; Ch.2 (sections 1-2 and 26-32); Ch.38 (sections 1-11). Dates mentioned: 342-...

3: The Education of Alexander 27.06.2026 45:12

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 Y...

2: Ptolemy, the Macedonian 13.06.2026 51:49

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.so...

1: The Founding of Alexandria 30.05.2026 44:35

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 Apol...