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Alexander’s Funeral Carriage: The Greatest Heist in History? By Tristan Hughes, Thursday, March 16, 2023 3:01 PM It remains one of the most successful and significant thefts in history. In late 321 BC, a carefully-constructed plot was put into operation that would spark years of bloody conflict between rival warlords. The target of the operation was Alexander the Great’s elaborate funeral carriage, designed as a miniature and gold-adorned mobile temple, and the … Continued Read more »     How Lysimachus, ‘Bravest of Them All’, Tamed Ancient Thrace By Tristan Hughes, Wednesday, March 15, 2023 3:36 PM Several of Alexander the Great’s most senior subordinates played central roles in deciding the future of the conqueror’s empire when he died. Men like Antipater, Aristonous, Craterus, Eumenes, Leonnatus, Peithon, Perdiccas, Ptolemy and Seleucus were all significant figures. But what about Lysimachus, who had served among Alexander’s immediate bodyguards during his Persian campaigns? Throughout the … Continued Read more »     Zopyrion: The Catastrophic Expedition of Alexander the Great’s Foolish General By Tristan Hughes, Monday, March 13, 2023 4:07 PM Thrace: an ancient geographical area today split between Bulgaria, Romania and northwest Turkey. Divided among various tribes, the peoples of Thrace were numerous and diverse but shared a reputation as some of the most feared warriors in the Classical world. Some tribes championed their skill as hardened, highland swordsmen; others inhabited great plains and mastered … Continued Read more »

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