Tristan Hughes

And this is a gesture to the Indians that some race of giants have come to their aid and you better be frightened of the Macedonians because we might come back one day.

But it is space-saving.

It's no more than that.

And I don't think anybody local is that impressed by this.

But that's the point where there have been these situations where he hasn't read the mood of the men at all well.

Even though he can inspire them when they're fighting, he's great.

He can do all of that.

But why this is happening and why this is going on, he can't seem to sympathize with them.

Yes.

I mean, most of the city gets swept away by flooding before too long.

But nevertheless, it's a remarkable thing.

Hadrian wrote a poem and left a grand tomb at Tivoli for one of his famous hunting horses.

But to found a city and name it after your horse is a big, big deal.

And it's clearly, again, though, in that culture where...

You know, they have been companions in so many wars.

Alexander would feel that his life has been saved and has relied upon being able to trust Bucephalus to do what he wanted.

So it is a victim, but it's also a sign of exhaustion.

Even that link with home has died.

A lot of people aren't there anymore, and the ones that are are just tired and worn out.

So Alexander leaves a bit of a mark on India.