Well it is without any basis. A simple reading of arrian will show that. Alexander sent a considerable force via the inland rout under the command of krateros.
The other forces were to sail from the mouth of the indus and into the sea under tge admiral nearchos sailing intandem with the forces of alexander on land to keep the troops supplied.
At first I thought that “read between the lines” and the fact a word is clearly cropped out was part of the meme, then I realized that OP is just as at reposting
I love the meme and hate to be “that guy” but this is taken a bit out of context. He did this because his scouts finally found a very very small amount of water and decided he should be given the water since he was king and he poured it into the sand to show he would not drink unless the whole army could drink. Say what you want about the man but the dude was tough as hell and used that toughness to perform some Hollywood level theatrics for PR/morale reasons which helped him maintain loyalty of so many men for over a decade when they were thousands of miles from home in horrid conditions.
Even more so, he managed to maintain loyalty of ancient Greek people! Remember how much they loved fighting among themselves even when they belonged to the same city-state?
Alexander’s greatest achievement isn’t conquering the known world but keeping the Greeks united, whether for him or against him, for a significant amount of time. Such a feat wouldn’t be seen again until modern times with the threat of nuclear annihilation and Turkey.
Alexander marched his army through the desert for no purpose other than as revenge for them mutinying on him and nothing can convince me otherwise.
Also to flex on the other guy who marched through the desert and lost his entire army
Average Cambyses L
He's never beating the Apis bull allegations
He did though!
Not that Xander fared much better. He died like a year after his desert march, much like Old Cambo
iirc this was proposed by ab bosworth but this theory has been long discarded.
Well now I am proposing it.
Well it is without any basis. A simple reading of arrian will show that. Alexander sent a considerable force via the inland rout under the command of krateros.
The other forces were to sail from the mouth of the indus and into the sea under tge admiral nearchos sailing intandem with the forces of alexander on land to keep the troops supplied.
Listen, i know it must have been tiresome at some point but you don't become the personification of "deified hero prince" by being modest.
Bro 100% believed he was a descendant of Achilles. Shit will make you crazy lmao
Tbf his deeds and achievements sure reinforced that belief
Yeah buddy was hard as fuck. Helps having a hard af dad, mom, army, and generals too.
At first I thought that “read between the lines” and the fact a word is clearly cropped out was part of the meme, then I realized that OP is just as at reposting
Mate you a word in that sentence
He totally did miss a
Took me too long to realize, not editing the comment though
Came here to say I indeed can his army
so I canned his army?
You can his army
I love the meme and hate to be “that guy” but this is taken a bit out of context. He did this because his scouts finally found a very very small amount of water and decided he should be given the water since he was king and he poured it into the sand to show he would not drink unless the whole army could drink. Say what you want about the man but the dude was tough as hell and used that toughness to perform some Hollywood level theatrics for PR/morale reasons which helped him maintain loyalty of so many men for over a decade when they were thousands of miles from home in horrid conditions.
Even more so, he managed to maintain loyalty of ancient Greek people! Remember how much they loved fighting among themselves even when they belonged to the same city-state?
Yeah that's a feat in and of itself. The Greeks would sometimes pick fights with each other because fuck you it's Thursday.
That's Pempti (Πέμπτη) you barbarian!!!
Alexander died, and 2 seconds later, they returned back to their beloved hobby of killing each other.
Keeping the Greeks kinda united and chill is reason enough to regard him as a god.
He didn’t maintain loyalty, he maintained fear.
Dude nuked Thebes before he went on campaign to make sure the rest of them stayed scared
You're right. Athens, too.
Alexander’s greatest achievement isn’t conquering the known world but keeping the Greeks united, whether for him or against him, for a significant amount of time. Such a feat wouldn’t be seen again until modern times with the threat of nuclear annihilation and Turkey.
Only when he wanted to invade India. Turns out an army likes to go home after a decade
AITO for punishing my men with a desert trip after they complained and stopped my ambitions? Ungrateful wretches - Alexander probably