Alexander Movie Notes

• In the 5th year Alexander camped in carpel
• The eastern part of Persia was still not conquered 
• Bessus was the one who killed Darius, he was rally resistance
• When Alexander reached Afghan he burned his chariot 
• Alexander went up the Khawak  pass to surprise Bessus
• Alexander used local guides, if they did good they were rewarded, if they mislead him they were killed
• Alexander's mind was now totally concentrated on defeating Bessus 
• 2 weeks into the journey they ran out of grain so they killed pack animals
• Alexander would run up and down
• Nothing could never stop Alexander
• Alexander meet no resistance in backtreis 
• Besus was on the run, and Alexander pursued him 
• Alexander's men didn't bring enough water
• So his men made the mistake of drinking the wine, which caused them to be hung over and dehydrated
• Alexander came along a small town
• in this town they were Greek
• In this town they had a dark past, they helped the Persians
• When Alexander found out and he killed everyone, and leveled the town
• Besus's nose and ears were cut off, then he was sent to Persia to be impaled
• To mark the fact of him capturing the land he built statues
• That summer cavalry that used hit and run warfare
• They lost a column during one fight, it was their first defeat in his whole carer 
• Alexander fought his way across a river and won
• Then he went on a search and destroy mission that ended in Samarkand
• Alexander married a teenage girl named Roxane
• In Balk Alexander announced that he wanted to be worshiped as a god
• Calisenece spoke out against Alexander and Alexander had him crucified
• People said Calisence was innocent, making Alexander's act one of a tyrant 
• The Kiber pass was the main route to the invasion of India
•  Refuges went to a fortress on top of the indies, said to be inperneitrible
•  When he got there he killed  the Indians and put a shrine to Athena  
• Alexander attack Punga, they say his siege brook through at the tower of blood
• Alexander was hit with an arrow in the lungs
• Alexander built fortification at a place called Alexander's harbor 
• Alexander's last was act in India was to build alters like he did in the middle east
• In October Alexander headed home with his ground troops
• Alexander's men found a small amount of water and put it in a helmet, they brought it to him and he poured it out showing that is they couldn't drink he wouldn't drink
• Alexander's wife died, he was nearly suicide with grief
• People were saying that Alexander's days were numbered because he had lost his purpose  
• Alexander had become obssed with the omens, but he ignored the most important one, which was not to go into Babylon 
• Alexander had a fever, he was dieing from it
• Alexander's men forced their way into the palace to see him, cause they thought they lost him
• Alexander died on the 10th of June