- Chose to marry one of the local dancers
- Alexander was bisexual, which was nothing out of the ordinary for Ancient Greece
- "The Mother of Cities"
- Alexander wanted to be worshiped as a god
- A group of pages wanted to assassinate him, but were betrayed and tortured to death
- Callisthenes was tortured and crucified for saying Alexander wasn't a god
- Indian people were a source of rumors and stories to the Greeks
- Hindu came from the Indus River
- Alexander celebrated at the place of Dionysus's birth
- The Kallash are the direct descendants of Alexander's army and the local women
- Alexander's trek was in winter at night, with snow on the ground
- They built a bridge over a 500-foot gap
- Built an altar to Athena-Nike, goddess of victory
- Horace became his ally because of his bravery in battle
- Alexander
Monday, February 22, 2010
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