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The Conflict Archive: The Wars That Shaped Civilizations

The Conflict Archive: The Wars That Shaped Civilizations

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The Conflict Archive is a documentary podcast exploring the wars, campaigns, and military conflicts that reshaped civilizations and redrew the map of the world.


From the conquests of Alexander the Great to the beaches of Normandy, each series examines a defining conflict through strategy, politics, leadership, and human consequence.


Across ancient battlefields, medieval crusades, industrial revolutions, and modern global wars, these episodes trace how organized violence has shaped nations, empires, and the course of history itself.


Part of The Archive Network.


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Episodes
  • Conquests of Alexander the Great - Part 1: Rivalries, Ambitions, and the Calm Before History’s Storm

    Conquests of Alexander the Great - Part 1: Rivalries, Ambitions, and the Calm Before History’s Storm
    Mar 9 2026

    In 336 BCE, a young Macedonian king inherits a fragile throne in a world shaped by rival empires and ancient grudges. As Greece remains divided and the Persian Empire stretches across continents, Alexander moves swiftly to secure his rule, crushing rebellions and consolidating power through force and fear.


    With the League of Corinth bound to his cause and tensions rising across the Hellespont, preparations for an unprecedented invasion begin. In the spring of 334 BCE, Alexander gathers his army at the edge of Europe, ready to challenge the greatest empire of the ancient world.


    Learn more at: https://theconflictarchive.com/conflict/conquests-of-alexander

    The Conflict Archive is a historical documentary series examining the wars and campaigns that shaped civilizations across time.


    Explore more at:

    https://theconflictarchive.com


    If you enjoy this series, consider supporting our work:

    https://patreon.com/jonkai


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    5 mins
  • Conquests of Alexander the Great - Part 2: The First Invasion and the Bloody Crossing into Asia

    Conquests of Alexander the Great - Part 2: The First Invasion and the Bloody Crossing into Asia
    Feb 27 2026

    In 334 BCE, Alexander the Great crosses the Hellespont and launches his invasion of the Persian Empire, marking the beginning of one of history’s most ambitious military campaigns. At the river Granicus, Macedonian forces clash with Persian satraps and Greek mercenaries in a brutal baptism of blood that opens the gates to Asia Minor.


    As cities along the Anatolian coast fall, some through surrender and others through siege, Alexander’s army advances deeper into Persian territory, facing scorched earth tactics, mounting losses, and the harsh realities of conquest. The victories at Granicus and beyond signal that this campaign will not be a brief incursion, but the opening phase of a war that will reshape the ancient world.


    Learn more at: https://theconflictarchive.com/conflict/conquests-of-alexander

    The Conflict Archive is a historical documentary series examining the wars and campaigns that shaped civilizations across time.


    Explore more at:

    https://theconflictarchive.com


    If you enjoy this series, consider supporting our work:

    https://patreon.com/jonkai


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    6 mins
  • Conquests of Alexander the Great - Part 3: Battles, Sieges, and the Unstoppable March East

    Conquests of Alexander the Great - Part 3: Battles, Sieges, and the Unstoppable March East
    Feb 28 2026

    Alexander’s campaign accelerates as he advances deeper into Persian territory. From the symbolic cutting of the Gordian Knot to the decisive clash at Issus, Macedonian forces face the full might of Darius III and emerge victorious.


    As the march continues, brutal sieges at Tyre and Gaza reveal the true cost of conquest, even as Egypt welcomes Alexander as a liberator. But beyond these victories lie stretched supply lines, rising resistance, and growing tensions within the ranks, as ambition drives the army ever further east toward new and uncertain horizons.


    Learn more at: https://theconflictarchive.com/conflict/conquests-of-alexander

    The Conflict Archive is a historical documentary series examining the wars and campaigns that shaped civilizations across time.


    Explore more at:

    https://theconflictarchive.com


    If you enjoy this series, consider supporting our work:

    https://patreon.com/jonkai


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    8 mins
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