Alexander the Great in India (East meets the West)

[CarbonDioxide1990]

@cars4932 mauryan empire didnt exist during alexanders timeline

[LudovicoBerossus]

Does anybody by any chance know the name of the theme that begins playing at 5:05? Many thanks if you can share the name of this beautiful music!

[billybobb613]

Even today, Alexander the Great is considered by most historians and military leaders as the greatest military commander of all time. The evidence is overwhelming. The more I learn about him the more I am convinced of this.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@billybobb613

You can watch my videos about Alexander and you will learn a lot!

[jaycdp]

how can alexander say no to such great kindom and city one earth. because he knew he would be dead in minutes of entering such kingdom.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@jaycdp

You are wong dude. Alexander did not fear bigger threats in his life, he simply had fullfilled his mission!

[quizworld]

Alexander returned because the battle with Porus(Puru) dented his troops courage to face the might of Dhananda, who ruled the country beyond ganges. Also his troops were homesick, tired and frustrated.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@quizworld

Alexander turned back because his troops were tired of fighting and not daunted and because Alexander's occult goal was achieved!

[sadhubeast]

@quizworld Alexander didnt fulfill his mission of trying to invade India. He was busy attacking villages instead of Kingdoms like the Hoisalas, Pandyas, Cheras and Cholas. Why didnt he? He and his troops knew they would loose.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@sadhubeast

Buddy that's not true and that's only what u think! Alexander's mission was to destroy Persia as retaliation for invading Greece and he did that. That was his mission and another one more occult which he fulfilled as well. Neither Alexander or his men were afraid of losing and of course he also attacked kingdoms and not just villages, unless you think that Porus was not a king but a tribal leader. lol

[KiRiBaTiSOUL]

@SPARTANsenator7 if Alexander's mission was to destroy Persia as a retaliation for an invasion on Greece, wtf were they doing in India?? -.-

[SPARTANsenator7]

@KiRiBaTiSOUL

That has to do with the occult part of his mission, traces of which you can find even in the Quran!

[billybobb613]

@sadhubeast Alexander defeated the Indian army in battle. After the battle, he was impressed with the king of India so much that he gave the kingdom back to him. check your history. Alexander the Great NEVER was defeated in battle.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@billybobb613

True only one correction, Porus was the king of one of the many Indian kingdoms, not of all India.

[exsashank2]

But I mean, it at that time war elephants terrorized Greeks. Remember that they never even knew what it was, they were used to seeing only their animals

[SPARTANsenator7]

@exsashank2

So what? They terrorized them in Hydaspes but they won anyway. That does not mean anything! The fact that someone sees something new does not mean that he cannot beat it!

[nixter888]

One of the towns founded by Alexander in India is called Bucephala. It is named to commemorate his famous horse, Bucephalus, which dies here at what turns out to be the furthest point of this astonishing expedition,IN THE FOOT STEPS OF DIONYSUS AND HERCULES,THOUSANDS OF YEARS BEFORE HIM! Alexander's troops threaten to mutiny in the Indian monsoon. At last, in 325, he turns for home.

[nixter888]

The Indo-Greeks ruled various parts of northwestern India until the end of the 1st century BCE........Buddhism flourished under the Indo-Greeks, leading to the Greco-Buddhist cultural syncretism. The arts of the Indian sub-continent were also quite affected by Hellenistic art during and after these interactions.AS YOU CAN SEE THE GREEKS DID NOT LEAVE INDIA,BUT STAY THERE AND ESTABLISH KINGDOMS,AND SPREAD CIVILIZATION!..

[nixter888]

In 180 BCE, the Indo-Greeks, invaded parts of northwest and northern India and ruled in the Punjab region. They are an extension of the Greco-Bactrian dynasty of Greek kings (the Euthydemids) located in neighbouring Bactria...... The Indo-Greek king Menander may have campaigned as far as the capital Pataliputra in eastern India (today Patna): ...

[nixter888]

. After victory, Alexander made an alliance with Porus and appointed him as satrap of his own kingdom. Alexander continued on to conquer all the headwaters of the Indus River.........Alexander left behind Greek forces which established themselves in the city of Taxila, now in Pakistan. Several generals, such as Eudemus and Peithon governed the newly established province until around 316 BCE. One of them, Sophytes (305–294 BCE), was an independent Greek prince in the Punjab.

[logastra]

Great program by Michael Wood

[SPARTANsenator7]

@logastra

Don't tell me that your username is after the village of logastra near Sparta!

[goodfellainc]

He went back because Indians were too smelly

[SPARTANsenator7]

@goodfellainc

Let's be gentle!

[Parth7Hindu]

Porus (Maharaja Puru) was a great warrior. In fact Alexander was scared after war with him. If there are such invincible warriors like Porus in the outskirts of India, then what could be his fate inside India. He got scared and went away.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@Parth7Hindu

Porus was indeed a great warrior but Alexander feared noone so don't present your personal opinion as a fact buddy!

[Parth7Hindu]

@SPARTANsenator7 , Is that so, then why did he went away. Westerners always distort history to prove themselves superior.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@Parth7Hindu

He went away cause his troops were too tired and his basic mission was accomplished. Like i said your opinion is just your opinion, nothing more. And don't start the tiring dipsute between westerners and easterns, that's a dispute made by people who want always to start fights and blame others for everything!

[Muralidharan001]

@SPARTANsenator7 There is no chance he must have won North Indian Kings who unified. Greeks themselves written that war with Porus blunt Greeks courage.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@Muralidharan001

That's what Persians also said and they end up losing dude. Alexander was by far the greatest commander of all times, the Greeks were not discouraged by war with Porus, they were simply tired of fighting all these years andsince they ahd taken their revenge against Persians, they had no desire to keep up a war!

[snedden27]

@SPARTANsenator7 Its a typical communal ego,I am a India although I take pride the indian history, I acknowledge the wests lions share in controbuting to the world,all people are a little bit cocky when it comes 

[SPARTANsenator7]

@snedden27

Do not try to create tensions out of a video that has no intention to do so!

[TheLusseyran]

@Parth7Hindu you are calling Alexander 'scared'? LOL moron, how many battles have you fought? Alexander fought numerous, you would just shit your pants

You are an idiot, Alexander defeated Porus and spared his life. Alexander wanted to fight further but his army mutinied and refused. Now fuck off and stop talking shit

[U5011453]

Due to Alexander's invasions in the world, Chanakya thought to unite the kings so they could defend the country. But no one really listened to him, so he went in search of one who could become a king of undivided India. He found Chandragupt Maurya. After Greek going back, Chandragupt defeated Dhananda and established Maurya kingdom. After Alexander's death Seleucus attacked India but Mauryas stopped it. Later Seleucus married his daughter to Chandragupt. Happy Ending :)

[jimhalk23]

Υπαρχουν και Ελληνικες φυλες εκει...Ο ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΟΜΕΓΑΛΥΤΕΡΟΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣ ΑΠΟ ΟΛΟΥΣ

[kissmabass]

are the Ganges close to the river that began with an H close I don't how to spell the name of the river where Alexanders greatest battle was against war elephants.

[Diogolindir]

@kissmabass I think its called Hydaspes river

[Aleia1567]

Amazing.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@Aleia1567

Thank you buddy!

[boabysands123]

This is probably episode 2 of the Michael Wood series "The Story of India" (2007).

[SPARTANsenator7]

@boabysands123

Indeed:)

[mishim100]

@boabysands123 I loved that series and right now I have the book version of it! I've enjoyed every BBC documentary about India that I've seen.

[Alexandros1294]

This must be "In the Footsteps of Alexander"

[SPARTANsenator7]

@Alexandros1294

No it's a different documentary also by Micheal Wood about India.

[michellaki82]

good one Spartan, even though I have seen it on TV..it is still an interesting series.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@michellaki82

It truly is :)

[xxAtlantianKnightxx]

The title speaks for it self indeed!

[SPARTANsenator7]

@xxAtlantianKnightxx

Exactly!

[rockfellia]

It seems that this "meeting" was impressive for both sides....

[SPARTANsenator7]

@rockfellia

It really was!!!

[Zorro11144]

Great documentary. Well done. Keep up the good work.

Macedonia is Greece.

[SPARTANsenator7]

@Zorro11144

Always!

[MrAthenian89]

Everyone knows that Alexander the great was Greek !

Everyone...except the people of a tiny state called FYROM!

[SPARTANsenator7]

@MrAthenian89

Even most of them know it but they want to steal some of our glory, of course that does not make the Greeks so it does not make them Macedonians.

[CASIUSGELAEI]

A great doc indeed..^

[SPARTANsenator7]

@CASIUSGELAEI

:)

[SPARTANsenator7]

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