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Alexander's March: the Rise and Fall

From his accession in Pella to the fragmentation of his empire, the film traces Alexander’s conquests and the successor kingdoms that reshaped the ancient world.

Chapters

• 0:07 From Pella to Persia
• 2:46 Crossing into India
• 3:55 The Diadochi and the Partition
• 5:22 Hellenistic Legacies

On-screen text

• 0:07 From Pella to Persia
• 0:14 From Pella to Persia
• 0:31 Alexander becomes king at Pella, 336 BC Historical record · Arrian, *Anabasis of Alexander* 1.1
• 0:49 Thebes crushed, walls razed, 335 BC Historical record · Diodorus Siculus, *Bibliotheca Historica* 17.2
• 1:07 Victory at Granicus, 334 BC Historical record · Arrian, *Anabasis* 1.12
• 1:25 Issus triumph, Darius’ camp seized Historical record · Plutarch, *Life of Alexander* 15
• 1:43 Tyre falls after massive causeway, 332 BC Historical record · Curtius Rufus, *History of Alexander* 4.5
• 2:01 Alexandria founded, 331 BC Historical record · Arrian, *Anabasis* 2.5; stone inscription of Alexandria (Alexandria Museum)
• 2:19 Gaugamela victory, empire collapses Historical record · Arrian, *Anabasis* 2.12
• 2:37 Looting of Babylon, Susa, Persepolis Historical record · Plutarch, *Life of Alexander* 20; archaeological evidence from Persepolis (Persepolis Museum)
• 2:46 Crossing into India
• 2:53 Crossing into India
• 3:10 Hydaspes crossing, defeat of Porus, 326 BC Historical record · Arrian, *Anabasis* 4.5
• 3:28 Hyphasis mutiny, 324 BC Historical record · Curtius Rufus, *History of Alexander* 6.2; Bactrian coinage (British Museum)
• 3:46 Alexander’s death in Babylon, 323 BC Historical record · Plutarch, *Life of Alexander* 30; Babylonian Astronomical Diaries (BM 24145)
• 3:55 The Diadochi and the Partition
• 4:02 The Diadochi and the Partition
• 4:19 Partition of Babylon, empire split Historical record · Diodorus Siculus 17.65; the Partition of Babylon inscription (Babylon Museum)
• 4:37 Seleucid realm stretches from Syria to Bactria The Institute's interpretation · Seleucid royal inscriptions, e.g., Antiochus I coin series (British Museum)
• 4:55 Ptolemaic Egypt, 305 BC, Alexandria capital Historical record · Ptolemaic dynasty inscriptions; Rosetta Stone (British Museum)
• 5:13 Antigonid dynasty begins, 276 BC Historical record · Antigonid royal tomb at Vergina (Archaeological Museum of Vergina)
• 5:22 Hellenistic Legacies
• 5:29 Hellenistic Legacies
• 5:46 Seleucid realm stretches from Syria to Bactria The Institute's interpretation · Seleucid royal inscriptions, e.g., Antiochus I coin series (British Museum)
• 6:04 Ptolemaic Egypt, 305 BC, Alexandria capital Historical record · Ptolemaic dynasty inscriptions; Rosetta Stone (British Museum)
• 6:22 Antigonid dynasty begins, 276 BC Historical record · Antigonid royal tomb at Vergina (Archaeological Museum of Vergina)
• 6:40 Greco‑Bactrian Kingdom, c.250 BC Historical record · Greco‑Bactrian coinage, British Museum catalog No. 1869,1012

Sources

Historical record: Arrian, *Anabasis of Alexander* 1.1 · Diodorus Siculus, *Bibliotheca Historica* 17.2 · Arrian, *Anabasis* 1.12 · Plutarch, *Life of Alexander* 15 · Curtius Rufus, *History of Alexander* 4.5 · Arrian, *Anabasis* 2.5; stone inscription of Alexandria (Alexandria Museum) · Arrian, *Anabasis* 2.12 · Plutarch, *Life of Alexander* 20; archaeological evidence from Persepolis (Persepolis Museum) · Arrian, *Anabasis* 4.5 · Curtius Rufus, *History of Alexander* 6.2; Bactrian coinage (British Museum) · Plutarch, *Life of Alexander* 30; Babylonian Astronomical Diaries (BM 24145) · Diodorus Siculus 17.65; the Partition of Babylon inscription (Babylon Museum) · Ptolemaic dynasty inscriptions; Rosetta Stone (British Museum) · Antigonid royal tomb at Vergina (Archaeological Museum of Vergina) · Greco‑Bactrian coinage, British Museum catalog No. 1869,1012

The Institute's interpretation: Seleucid royal inscriptions, e.g., Antiochus I coin series (British Museum)

Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 97 s of CPU.