Tristan Hughes

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.

He founds some cities, he makes alliances, he imposes his rule, forces people to, but it's

It's not really a deep, deep thing because he isn't there long enough.

And he has reached the limit of his power.

I want the scenic route.

I mean, again, what is the purpose of it all now?

And it's been fuzzy for a long time.

But you come to each of these communities.

They're proud, independent communities.

He tells them to surrender.

They say, no, why should we?

So he storms them and he massacres everybody.

And then he comes to the next one and the same thing happens again and again.

And it's brutal.