This Netflix doc on Alexander is actually pretty interesting but you'd think that the battle scenes would at least address the Macedonian phalanx, even if it's prohibitively expensive to show it via CGI or have that many extras recreating it.
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'That hoplite is wielding three spears.'
aug 28, 2025, 4:14 am • 1 0 • view
It was actually pretty good but stops at 6 episodes right after the conquest of Persia, and...huh? I know as someone who studies east Asia I'm a bit sensitive to this, but choosing to stop there feels like a "welp, good stopping point, everything related to Europe and the Middle East is done."
aug 28, 2025, 4:36 pm • 6 0 • view
Come to think of it, I’ve no idea what happened after that, even after listening to quite a bit of Alexander content. All I know is the only thing that finally killed him was disease. What source would you recommend?
aug 28, 2025, 6:04 pm • 0 0 • view
(clapping). Show. Me. The. Elephants...
aug 28, 2025, 8:02 pm • 1 0 • view