

In The Fall of Alexander the Great, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the downfall of Alexander the Great. As his ambitious conquest of the known world marched on, Alexander’s prior physical and psychological traumas caught up to him and he died in June 323BC. He left behind no clear heir, and no cohesive administration. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Ancient Worlds, an epic series with archaeologist and historian Richard Miles as he explores the roots of civilization from Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire.



In The Fall of Alexander the Great, archaeologist and historian Richard Miles explores the downfall of Alexander the Great. As his ambitious conquest of the known world marched on, Alexander’s prior physical and psychological traumas caught up to him and he died in June 323BC. He left behind no clear heir, and no cohesive administration. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Ancient Worlds, an epic series with archaeologist and historian Richard Miles as he explores the roots of civilization from Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire.
