Show 72 - Mania for Subjugation II

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Ancient, Archaeology, Classics, History, War, Carlin, Military

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🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 231 minutes

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Is it safe to hand control of the deadliest army in the world to a 20-year old? If you are Thracian, Triballian, Illyrian or Theban, the answer is definitely no. Alexander becomes king and fights off threats to his rule in all directions.

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0:00.0	What you're about to hear is part two of a multi-part series on Alexander the Great.
0:05.0	If you missed part one and need to catch that first, we recommend it.
0:08.6	If you didn't hear part one, but don't mind, you know, starting a story in the middle,
0:12.2	well, please feel free to keep going.
0:13.8	And for the rest of you, without further ado, part two of mania for subjugation.
0:21.9	December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy.
0:31.9	It's history.
0:32.8	One small step for man.
0:36.4	One giant leap for man.
0:38.3	The events.
0:41.3	The figures. I take pride in the words twice of the noise mass. Let the word of humanity from this time and place.
0:55.1	The figures.
0:55.7	I take pride in the words,
0:58.4	Isbien and Bealina.
1:00.8	Mr. Gorbachev tear down this war.
1:05.8	The drama.
1:06.6	8.6 of an hour hour two has had a major explosion and what appears to be a complete collapse surrounding the entire area.
1:15.6	I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.
1:21.7	Well, I'm not a crook.
1:22.7	If we dig deep in our history and our doctrine and remember that we are not descended from fearful men.
1:30.9	It's hardcore history. One of the things that I find terrifying about life is how fortune can just turn on a dime.
1:52.0	And I think it's more of a cynical pessimist's way of looking at that sort of dynamic than an optimist.
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