Context:

Referenced as 'Pierre Brion' (likely transcription of Briant), mentioned as calling Alexander 'the last of the Achaemenids' - this refers to Briant's scholarly work on Alexander and the Persian Empire

Context:

Described as a French scholar who wrote about Alexander and the Persians. The hosts note he 'famously described Alexander as the last of the Achaemenids' and praise his scholarly work on placing Alexander in the context of the Persian world he conquered.