🎧 Alexander the Great Mania? Caracalla's Macedonian Phalanx
🎧 The Ancients
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25m
Alexander the Great and Caracalla. One often considered the most successful military commanders of all time, the other, one of the worst emperors of Ancient Rome. So is it possible that the latter modelled himself and his army on the former. In this second episode with Dr Alex Imrie, we return to the story of Caracalla to explore the evidence for his Macedonian Phalanx, a formation of men used perportedly used in his invasion of the Parthian Empire.
Dr Alex Imrie, from the University of Edinburgh, is an expert on the Severan Dynasty and the author of The Antonine Constitution: An Edict for the Caracallan Empire.
Alex's Twitter: @AlexImrie23
Tristan's Twitter/Instagram: @ancientstristan
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