Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Empire

Heroes, Oracles, and the Gods (1x15)

Ausstrahlung: Jan 01, 2010

Alexander famously equated himself with heroic, semi-divine forebears, such as Achilles and Heracles. But did he really consider himself a god? Examine the evidence of Alexander's divine aspirations, and consider whether his emulation of the gods was pragmatic or idealistic.