Docudrama episode · 1 hour 47 minutes · Alexander · Macedonia and imperial expansion

Ancient Empires — Alexander the Great

Released · 2023

Alexander & Hellenistic

The opening episode of Ancient Empires follows Alexander’s rapid expansion from Macedonia into a vast empire.

Historical painting of the marriage of Alexander and Roxana — The marriage of Alexander and Roxana, Gerard Hoet. Historical illustration; not film artwork. Gerard Hoet / Rijksmuseum · Source · CC0 1.0 · Cropped and resized.

The production story

HISTORY’s Ancient Empires presents separate extended episodes about ancient rulers. This record covers the Alexander episode only, rather than assigning the whole series to the Alexander and Hellenistic world.

The broadcaster identifies the episode as season one, episode one, with a duration of 1 hour 47 minutes and an original air date of 4 September 2023. It is distinct from Netflix’s 2024 Alexander: The Making of a God and from older ZDF documentaries with similar titles.

Known filming locations

The historical campaign geography is the subject. The official episode listing does not establish a full filming itinerary.

Developments

4 September 2023
Original episode air date recorded by HISTORY. Source ↗

Related Archaeopolis expertise

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