[GretchenM]

There's a very interesting BBC video done by Michael Wood a few years ago in which he retraced, with a camera and, obviously, a lot of work, the 20,000 mile journey, through 16 countries of today, of Alexander and his troops, interviewing and gleaning information from the locals whose stories of the conqueror are still being told. I got it from my library and found it a fascinating compaction of the historic journey without all the political correctness that would be included by many today.

[CygnusXI]

Iron Maiden says "...Died of Fever in Babylon" and that is THAT!!

[GretchenM]

Forgot to say that he traveled through Afghanistan just ahead of the swarming, murdering Taliban in 1996 -- photos of that country, bombed out and war-torn, bring the Cause of today very close. Due to Saddam Hussein still being in power, he couldn't drive through parts of Iraq where Alexander traveled, where one of his big battles was fought, so he got a hop aboard a US AWACS plane to go over the site. Cool stuff.

One of the best features of the video is Wood's ability to connect with and draw out the locals who offered a (to me) fascinating view of the world that, in some places, doesn't appear to have changed much for centuries.

It's called "In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great" by Michael Wood.

[Poohbah]

There's a very interesting BBC video done by Michael Wood a few years ago in which he retraced, with a camera and, obviously, a lot of work, the 20,000 mile journey, through 16 countries of today, of Alexander and his troops, interviewing and gleaning information from the locals whose stories of the conqueror are still being told. I got it from my library and found it a fascinating compaction of the historic journey without all the political correctness that would be included by many today.

My wife got that video for me for my birthday many years ago. I still watch it, absolutely fascinated every time.