# Adrian Goldsworthy
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Adrian Keith Goldsworthy (; born 1969) is a British historian and author who specialises in ancient Roman history.
== Education ==
adrian goldsworthy attended Westbourne School, Penarth. He then read Ancient and Modern History at St John's College, Oxford, completing a D.Phil in ancient military history from Oxford University in 1994.
1.17. Battle of Gaugamela I: Dust
What does a battle look like when you cannot see the battle? Through the eyes of Arbupales, a veteran Persian cavalryman serving among the Great King’s elite, experience Gaugamela from inside the dust, noise, contradictory orders, and confusion of the Persian line. Darius has chosen the ground, gat…
Bonus J. Freedom - The Spartan Revolt & Antipater
While Alexander is thousands of miles away conquering the Persian Empire, another war is being fought back in Greece. Through the eyes of Agesias, a Spartan farmer and father raised on stories of Thermopylae and Sparta’s former greatness, follow King Agis III’s last attempt to break Macedonian domi…
1.19. The Tablet - Alexander in Babylon
How did Babylon react when Alexander the Great entered the city after Gaugamela? Through the eyes of a Babylonian temple scribe, witness the peaceful surrender, the preservation of sacred traditions, and the uncertainty surrounding a conqueror who seemed more interested in ruling than destroying. T…
1.20. The Keys - Alexander in Susa
What happens to an empire when its king is still alive, but his treasury has already changed hands? Through the eyes of a Persian treasury official, witness Alexander's arrival in Susa and the surrender of one of the Achaemenid Empire's great royal treasuries. This immersive historical podcast expl…
1.21. The Persian gate - Ariobarzanes & The Persian Thermopylae
What happened when Alexander the Great was finally forced to retreat? In the frozen mountains of Persia, a Macedonian shield-bearer witnesses Ariobarzanes turn the narrow Persian Gate into a deadly trap, stopping Alexander's advance toward Persepolis. This immersive historical podcast follows the f…
Ledger V. Alexander & Burning Persepolis
What is lost when a civilization burns? Through the eyes of Menon, a Macedonian treasury clerk who has spent Alexander's campaign counting casualties, supplies, ships, tribute, and treasure, witness the capture and burning of Persepolis from the perspective of a man who discovers something numbers …
Who Killed the Roman Republic, Episode 4
Best friends become best frenemies as Marius and Sulla come to blows and a whole lot of Romans get caught in the middle. Can the republic survive?
Sources:
Storm Before the Storm, Mike Duncan
Caesar: Life of a Colossus, Adrian Goldsworthy
History of Rome podcast, Mike Duncan
Pompey: The General Who Could Have Been Caesar | 106–48 BC
Pompey could have been Caesar. He chose the Republic, and the Republic destroyed him. Every structural ingredient Caesar would later use to end the Roman Republic, Pompey had first. He refused to use them. That refusal is what killed him.
In 62 BC, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus landed at Brindisium with …
Pompey: The General Who Could Have Been Caesar | 106–48 BC
Pompey could have been Caesar. He chose the Republic, and the Republic destroyed him. Every structural ingredient Caesar would later use to end the Roman Republic, Pompey had first. He refused to use them. That refusal is what killed him.
In 62 BC, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus landed at Brindisium with …
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