Alexander was acknowledged as a military genius who always led by example, although his belief in his own indestructibility meant he was often reckless with his own life and those of his soldiers.

But Cartledge also says Alexander was a great propagandist. Two thousand years on ... married a woman from what is now known ...

But Cartledge also says Alexander was a great propagandist ... as Afghanistan (Roxana), and buffered his army with Persian soldiers — would surely have approved of. While today we see Alexander ...

Following the mutiny of his army, Alexander the Great was forced to abandon his eastward march. In response, he turned his attention towards defining the borders of his new territory in India.