Alexander Standard Podcast

Welcome to The Alexander Standard, where we rank the successors of Alexander the Great, from Perdiccas to Cleopatra VII!

Happy Mermaid day! Did you know there is a Greek legend that Thessalonike became a mermaid after the death of Alexander the Great? Learn more here, dailyartmagazine.com/alexander-the-…

👑 In spring of 321 #Perdiccas was now facing revolts on two fronts from #Antipater, #Antigonus, and #Craterus in Anatolia, and Ptolemy in Egypt. Learn more here, podbean.com/eas/pb-59xeg-1…

It's the Ides of March! Join us over on Patreo where we discuss the season one finale of HBO's Rome and the events that happened that day! patreon.com/TheAlexanderSt…

👑 In March of 327 #AlexandertheGreat marries #Roxana. Learn more about their son #AlexIV here, podbean.com/eas/pb-rbfsi-1…

👑 In the spring of 310 BC #Demtrius is defeated at the Battle of Gaza. Learn more here, podbean.com/eas/pb-abmxm-1…

👑 Throw back! Was he our new “best boy?” Was he the “hardest working boy?” Did Dustin lose friends along the way? Is our cat a domestic terrorist? (Yes) It's #Antigonos II #Gonatas podbean.com/eas/pb-xuqbs-1…

The Alexander Standard will be at Intelligent Speech 2026! Join us as Dustin and Meredith present. Use code ALEX for a discount on tickets! 👑 intelligentspeechonline.com

👑 💔 Valentine's Day special with #DemetriusPoliorcetes the Besieger of Cities! Hear about his many loves and mostly losses here podbean.com/eas/pb-abmxm-1…

👑 In February of 281, the armies of #Seleukos and #Lysimachus met at the Battle of Corupedion, near Sardis in Anatolia. Learn more here podbean.com/eas/pb-wyxqn-1…

👑 It's the end of the #Antigonids and season 2 but not the podcast! Can this kid with a passing family resemblance take that all the way to the throne of #Macedon? Join us for #Andriskos! podbean.com/eas/pb-hy3ec-1…

👑 Around January or February of 316, #Cassander laid siege to Pydna, listen here podbean.com/eas/pb-gqz7t-1…

The Alexander Standard will be at Intelligent Speech 2026! Join us as Dustins presents and Meredith holds up time cards. 👑 Discount Code: ALEX Tickets are one sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com

Just in time for the holidays! Gather round the #Antigonid family tree to see some honored holiday traditions such as disappointed parents and your annoying brother who won’t shut up about their semester abroad. It’s #Perseus! 👑 🎄 podbean.com/eas/pb-bbb9s-1…

The Alexander Standard will be at Intelligent Speech 2026! Join us as Dustins presents and Meredith holds up time cards. Use code ALEX Tickets are one sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com

Happy Thanksgiving! May none of your celebrations include drunkinly stabbing your friend with a spear or falling over your couch!

In November of 333, Alexander defeated the army of the Persian king, Darius III, at the Battle of Issus, in southeast Anatolia, right near the border between modern-day Turkey and Syria.

The Alexander Standard will be at Intelligent Speech 2026! Join us as Dustins presents and Meredith holds up time cards. 👑 Tickets are one sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com Discount Code:  ALEX

Throw back! Cannibalism, fights with #Olympias, and the last food delivery service you’ll ever need! It’s Cassander’s story, and it's wild! #AlexanderStandardPod #Cassander buff.ly/4hnAQqX 👑

Throw back! Imagine a puppy. Now give it a flame thrower. Now kick the puppy out into the cold night and tell it that anything flammable is the reason it has no family. That is #PtolemyKeraunos. Have a nice day. buff.ly/4ei6DXB 👑

Happy Birthday to Dustin our creator extraordinaire !