The crossing of the Gedrosian Desert, management of the empire, a case study on the king's cause of death and more are covered in the thrilling conclusion to the saga of Alexander the Great. Twitter: https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hellenistic-age-podcast/id1377920930?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-103425037 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=225541&refid=stpr Title theme by Lina Palera (https://soundcloud.com/user-994392473) Distributed by suRRism-phonoethics (phonoethics.bandcamp.com/">https://surrism-phonoethics.bandcamp.com/) Sources Used: The Anabasis of Alexander – Arrian Life of Alexander – Plutarch Library of History – Diodorus Siculus The History of Alexander – Quintus Curtius Rufus Borza, E.-N. Alexander’s Death: A Medical Analysis. In “The Landmark Arrian” Bosworth, A.B. Alexander and the Iranians. The Journal of Hellenic Studies. 100, 1-21. Bosworth, A.B. Alexander’s Death: The Poisoning Rumors. In “The Landmark Arrian” Carney, E.W. Alexander and Persian Women. 1996. The American Journal of Philology. 117(4), 563-588 Engels, D. Alexander’s Intelligence System. 1980. The Classical Quarterly, 30(2), 327- 340 Engels, D. Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army. Higgins, E.W. Aspects of Alexander’s imperial administration: some modern methods and views reviewed. 1980, Holt, F.L. The Treasures of Alexander the Great: How One Man's Wealth Shaped the World. 2016. Nagle, D.B. The Cultural Context of Alexander's Speech at Opis. 1996. Transactions of the American Philological Association. 126, 151-172 Oldach, D.W., Richard, R.E., Borzam E., Benitez, R.M. A Mysterious Death. 1998. N Engl J Med. 338 (1764-1769) Romm, J. Alexander’s Policy of Perso-Macedonian Fusion. In Landmark Arrian. Schmidt, G.D. and Roberts, L.S. Foundations of Parasitology 9th Edition. McGraw-Hill.