 Interesting historical facts. Part 1. 80,000 battle-tested Inca warriors were defeated by Francisco Pizzaro and 180 Spaniards in the Battle of Cajamarca in Peru in 1532. They were outnumbered 450-1. Alexander the Great loved his horse so much he gave him a state funeral when he died and named a city after him. In ancient Rome, a slave would whisper, Remember you are mortal in the ears of victorious generals when they came home and participated in victory parades.