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Alexander was the king of a small kingdom. He was only twenty years old when he embarked on one of the most cherished dreams in history: to unite East and West. A political and military genius, he succeeded in conquering the largest empire of his time, an empire that stretched to the borders of India. In just thirteen years, he imposed a new vision on the world. After leaving Macedonia, Alexander and his army headed for the great Achaemenid empire of Persia. There he fought memorable battles against Darius and conquered a territory that stretched from Afghanistan to India. By following Alexander closely, we also witness what he discovered for himself: the intelligence and splendor of Persian and Egyptian cultures. This experience had a profound effect on him: he was fascinated by the different forms of government... When his army abandoned him upon reaching the Indus, he turned back, disenchanted. He died three years later, on June 13, 323, probably from a fever contracted in Babylon. He was not yet 33 years old. The Greek universe, which had stopped in Byzantium ten years earlier, now extended to the Indus Valley. But his dream of "uniting everyone under one law, like the infinite light of the sky" died with Alexander. Documentary: Eurasia – Alexander the Great Direction: Patrick Cabouat Production: Point du Jour #documentary #freedocumentary #documentaryhistory #alexander #conquest #history #empire #eurasia #kingdom #persians #indus #culture #battle #visionary #civilization #hero #antiquity #greek #orient #occident #babylon