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Conquests of Alexander the Great - Part 4: Limitless Ambition Meets Exhaustion and Revolt

Conquests of Alexander the Great - Part 4: Limitless Ambition Meets Exhaustion and Revolt

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As Alexander’s campaign pushes into the Indian subcontinent, ambition collides with exhaustion. Monsoon rains, war elephants, and the brutal Battle of the Hydaspes test the limits of Macedonian discipline and morale.


Though victory is won against King Porus, the army begins to fracture under the weight of years of conquest. Mutiny brews, forcing a reluctant retreat through the deadly Gedrosian Desert, where thirst and heat claim more lives than any battlefield.


As suspicion spreads and Persepolis burns, Alexander’s dream of unity begins to unravel. The conqueror presses on toward Babylon, but the empire he forged shows signs of breaking even before his journey ends.


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