# Edmund Richardson

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36. Alexander the Great with Edmund Richardson

Some say Alexander was the greatest general of all time, whilst others say he was a genocidal tyrant. In his lifetime conquered more than most empires manage in hundreds of years. He is, though an enigma. Impossible to pin down, which is why he is so endlessly fascinating to historians since antiq…

36. Alexander the Great with Edmund Richardson

Some say Alexander was the greatest general of all time, whilst others say he was a genocidal tyrant. In his lifetime conquered more than most empires manage in hundreds of years. He is, though an enigma. Impossible to pin down, which is why he is so endlessly fascinating to historians since antiq…

Afghanistan's lost city of Alexandria. A secret library in Syria and a bookshop in Cairo

Edmund Richardson recounts the story of Charles Masson, a self-taught archaeologist, and his quest to find the lost city of Alexandria.

US politics, spy stories and the man who found Alexandria

Bruce Shapiro on the latest from the US, Rod Barton's discusses his spy career and Edmund Richardson on a mysterious archaeologist.

EDMUND RICHARDSON | Alexander the Great: God, King, Man (Ep. 978)

In this episode, we welcome Edmund Richardson to the show. He is a historian of ancient Greece, professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University, and author of the new book “Alexander: God, King, Man”. In this interview, we discuss how he became interested in ancient…

Historian Edmund Richardson’s “ALEXANDER: King, God, Man”

Host Diana Korte speaks with  Historian Edmund Richardson, author of 3 books. His newest title, ALEXANDER: GOD, KING, MAN is about a boy from the hills of Macedon, a neighboring kingdom to Greece who ruled most of the known world by his mid-twenties. For centuries, many have told his story, and y…

The 2026 Shortlist: Edmund Richardson Read Smart Podcast

Our Read Smart shortlist series continues! In this episode, Prize Director Toby Mundy speaks with Edmund Richardson about his book Alexander: God, King, Man, shortlisted for the 2026 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. Drawing on new discoveries and sources in twelve ancient languages, Richard…

The Book Club: Alexander the Great's accidental empire

My guest on this week’s Book Club podcast is Edmund Richardson, author of a new biography of Alexander the Great called Alexander: God, King, Man. Edmund tells me why there is still a fresh story to tell about this most storied of historical figures, why his empire collapsed as soon as it came into…