Hot off his victory at Gaugamela, Alexander tries to kick back and enjoy the fruits of conquest. Instead, the destruction of Persepolis, the battle of the Persian Gates, and the trial of Philotas mark the difficult year of 330 BC. Twitter: https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hellenistic-age-podcast/id1377920930?mt=2 Sources Used: The Anabasis of Alexander – Arrian Life of Alexander – Plutarch Life of Eumenes – Plutarch Library of History – Diodorus Siculus The History of Alexander – Quintus Curtius Rufus Mieroop, M.V.D., “A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000 – 323 BC”. Lendon, J.E., “Soldiers & Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity” Heckel, W. The Conspiracy Against Philotas. Phoenix, Vol 31, No. 1., pp. 9-21