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Referenced as a book Alexander took with him on his conquests, modeling himself on Achilles. The hosts mention 'He takes Iliad with him on his great adventures' and later that 'Homer in a dream' told Alexander to found Alexandria.

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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.

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Referenced when discussing the story about Cambyses being rude to the Apis bull in Egypt. Tom says 'it's in Herodotus' when discussing this historical account.

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Referenced as a historical source on Alexander. The hosts mention 'a brilliant bit in Arian's account' discussing multiple versions of how Alexander's group found the oasis at Siwa.

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Referenced as a written historical source about Alexander. Arrian used Ptolemy's account, which the hosts discuss in relation to the story about talking snakes guiding Alexander to the oasis at Siwa.

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Referenced as 'Livy, the Roman historian' in connection with a counterfactual piece Tom wrote about what would have happened if Alexander had invaded Italy.