After the Battle of Issus, Alexander the Great and the Macedonian invasion force began working their way down the western coast of the Persian Empire while Parmenion raced through inland Syria. City after city surrendered without a fight until the Siege of Tyre, one of the most difficult battles in Alexander's career.IntelligentSpeechOnline.comPatreon | Support Page | STORE Twitter | Facebook | InstagramOur Sponsors:* Sponsored by BetterHelp : https://www.betterhelp.com/persiaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

While Darius III gathered his forces in the east, Alexander was busy with the Siege of Halicarnassus, one of the most brutal encounters in Alexander the Great's career. Then Darius arrived, and east and west faced off in the Battle of Issus.IntelligentSpeechOnline.comPatreon | Support Page | STORE Twitter | Facebook | InstagramOur Sponsors:* Sponsored by BetterHelp : https://www.betterhelp.com/persiaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In 334 BCE, Alexander the Great crossed into Asia to begin his invasion of the Persian Empire. Reluctant to intervene, Darius III left matters to his Satraps, dooming them in the Battle of the Granicus. So it begins.IntelligentSpeechOnline.comPatreon | Support Page | STORE Twitter | Facebook | InstagramOur Sponsors:* Sponsored by BetterHelp : https://www.betterhelp.com/persiaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's time to turn back the clock - just a bit - and see what King Philip II of Macedon was doing over in eastern Europe while the Persians were busy with Egypt, rebels, and succession crises in the mid-4th Century BCE.IntelligentSpeechOnline.comPatreon | Support Page | STORE Twitter | Facebook | InstagramOur Sponsors:* Sponsored by BetterHelp : https://www.betterhelp.com/persiaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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