Tristan Hughes

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.

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.