Today moves us to China, where we meet all sorts of fun people, like Yu the Great, Confucius, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, and many more! Ancient China was an amazing place.

The conclusion of our look at Ashoka, considered by many to be the greatest ruler in India's history, even if it didn't start out that way.

We finally meet Ashoka and find out that far from great, he was, at first, pretty awful. So why is he considered by many to be India's greatest ruler? Also, pay not attention to a verbal flub; I was sick when I recorded this!

In which we review the outlines of Indian history, including rediscovering one of the great lost civilizations in human history (only about a century ago).

The final chapter in our story about Alexander of Macedon. Spoiler alert: he dies in the course of this episode. Let's look back and judge if he really was the GOAT of GOATS.

Alexander is closing in on conquering the once-mighty Persian Empire. And you'll never believe the last words of Darius III...

Time to get Alexander out of the Hellenic world and have him square off with his Persian counterpart, Darius III.

Let's get Alexander on the throne, and track his early years as king. Also, I make a killer dad joke about a psychic.