Tristan Hughes

But it's that sort of injury.

So there's

There's a real danger that, again, Alexander could die.

And yes, it's not quite the same as the position at Granicus all the way back at the beginning.

But if Alexander died, there is no heir.

What do the Macedonians do?

And there's also, the only reason they're here in the first place is because of Alexander.

He wants them to do this.

But they've gone way beyond their cause of seeking vengeance from the Persians.

So it comes down to how much of this whole campaigning and this whole expedition is focused on him and what he wants.

In fact, enough men get inside, they fight their way, they get control of the city and sack the place.

But it's a danger and it shows how this is not a famous battle and it's not even a famous siege like Tyre.

And yet it could have been the end of Alexander and could have been the end of his campaign.

And it's a reflection of the fighting in these later years that he fights a lot.

He spends much of his time, if he's not marching from one place to another, he's besieging a city.

They're assaulting one of these little... And they're called cities.

They're often very small settlements, mostly of mud brick.

But nevertheless, they've got walls.

They're not easy to get into.

The Macedonians tend to win all the time, but...