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Alexander the Great inherited a powerful army—but what he accomplished with it transformed the ancient world.

In this clip, we explore how the Macedonian army, elite Companion Cavalry, and Alexander's relentless speed allowed him to dismantle the mighty Persian Empire in little more than a decade.

From decisive battlefield tactics to bold strategic decisions, this is the story of one of history's greatest military campaigns.

Inside This Clip:

Alexander the Great

Macedonian Cavalry

Persian Empire

Ancient warfare

Battle tactics

Military history

Companion Cavalry

Philip II of Macedon

Strategy and conquest

Ancient civilizations

The Persian Empire seemed unstoppable.

Alexander proved otherwise.

***TIMESTAMPS***

0:00 – Intro

01:26 – PhD life, Gladiator vs Gladiator II, Roman espionage, Sertorius, Arminius, Salamis

11:40 – Late Empire armies, Germans, Hadrian’s Wall, Persian power, standing army costs

23:58 – Alexander the Great, Macedonian cavalry, speed of conquest, Persian collapse

34:01 – Roman taxes, cities as culture, multicultural empire, governing at scale

47:52 – Byzantine beacons, Pantheon engineering, pirates, Roman shipping

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