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Ancient Worlds, 4, Return of the King
produced by Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015, in Ancient Worlds, 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 53 mins
Richard Miles traces the battle-scarred career of Alexander the Great,
from Greece through Turkey, Syria and Lebanon to Egypt and ultimately to Pakistan, where he discovers fascinating traces of a city where Greek west and Buddhist east were united in a intriguing new way. But it would be Alexander's successors, t...
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produced by Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015, in Ancient Worlds, 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 53 mins
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Richard Miles traces the battle-scarred career of Alexander the Great,
from Greece through Turkey, Syria and Lebanon to Egypt and ultimately to Pakistan, where he discovers fascinating traces of a city where Greek west and Buddhist east were united in a intriguing new way. But it would be Alexander's successors, the Hellenistic Kings, had to make sense of the legacy of this charismatic adventurer.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Ancient Worlds
Person Discussed
Alexander the Great, 356 BC-323 BC
Topic / Theme
Ancient civilizations, Cities, Cultural identity, Heads of state, Invasions, War, Wars of Alexander the Great, 335 BCE-323 BCE, Family and Culture, War and Violence, World History, Classical Period (1000 BCE–500 CE)
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Armada: The Untold Story, Part 2, The Battle for England
directed by Tim Dunn, fl. 1993; produced by Tim Dunn, fl. 1993 and Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Armada: The Untold Story, Part 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 53 mins
The Battle for England is part of the insightful BBC history series Armada: The Untold Story which examines the long lasting effects of this game-changing battle.
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directed by Tim Dunn, fl. 1993; produced by Tim Dunn, fl. 1993 and Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Armada: The Untold Story, Part 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 53 mins
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The Battle for England is part of the insightful BBC history series Armada: The Untold Story which examines the long lasting effects of this game-changing battle.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tim Dunn, fl. 1993, Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, Trish Bertram, fl. 2015
Author / Creator
Tim Dunn, fl. 1993
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Armada: The Untold Story
Speaker / Narrator
Trish Bertram, fl. 2015
Person Discussed
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603, Sir Francis Drake, 1542-1596
Topic / Theme
Naval battles, Imperialism, Religious differences, Invasions, Spanish, British
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Armada: The Untold Story, Part 3, Endgame
directed by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008; produced by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008 and Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Armada: The Untold Story, Part 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 52 mins
Endgame is the final episode in the revelatory BBC history series Armada: The Untold Story which examines the wide reaching effects that the Armada had on European politics and history.
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directed by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008; produced by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008 and Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Armada: The Untold Story, Part 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 52 mins
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Endgame is the final episode in the revelatory BBC history series Armada: The Untold Story which examines the wide reaching effects that the Armada had on European politics and history.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, Robin Dashwood, 1972-, British Broadcasting Corporation, Trish Bertram, fl. 2015
Author / Creator
Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Armada: The Untold Story
Speaker / Narrator
Trish Bertram, fl. 2015
Person Discussed
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598, Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
Topic / Theme
Imperialism, Naval battles, Religious differences, Invasions, Spanish, English
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Century of Flight, 7, Struggle for the Skies
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Century of Flight, 7 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997, originally published 1997), 52 mins
Fighter developments and the great air battles. Colour collage of World War II fighters. All powerful Luftwaffe - Poland 1939 and France 1940. The Critical Contest - Battle of Britain 1940, including the tactics used by both sides. Colour graphics and diagrams are used. The Fighter War in Europe - Eastern and West...
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Century of Flight, 7 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997, originally published 1997), 52 mins
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Fighter developments and the great air battles. Colour collage of World War II fighters. All powerful Luftwaffe - Poland 1939 and France 1940. The Critical Contest - Battle of Britain 1940, including the tactics used by both sides. Colour graphics and diagrams are used. The Fighter War in Europe - Eastern and Western Fronts, with emphasis on increasing armament and speed of piston-engine fighters. This includes colour footage. Night Fighters -dev...
Fighter developments and the great air battles. Colour collage of World War II fighters. All powerful Luftwaffe - Poland 1939 and France 1940. The Critical Contest - Battle of Britain 1940, including the tactics used by both sides. Colour graphics and diagrams are used. The Fighter War in Europe - Eastern and Western Fronts, with emphasis on increasing armament and speed of piston-engine fighters. This includes colour footage. Night Fighters -developments. The fighter aces - the leading aces and their stories. Coming of the jets - review of World War II types, in colour.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Century of Flight
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Air raids, Battles, Invasions, Military personnel, Military strategy, Blitz, September 1940-May 1941, German Invasion of Poland, September 1, 1939, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Gladiators of World War II, 1, The Waffen SS
directed by Charles Messenger; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Gladiators of World War II, 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2001, originally published 2001), 48 mins
The Waffen SS began as Hitler's elite bodyguard and grew into one of the most formidable fighting forces of Nazi Germany. Although part of the infamous SS - and indelibly linked with the excesses of the feared Gestapo, the concentration camps, and the extermination squads, the men of the SS saw themselves as comba...
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directed by Charles Messenger; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Gladiators of World War II, 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2001, originally published 2001), 48 mins
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The Waffen SS began as Hitler's elite bodyguard and grew into one of the most formidable fighting forces of Nazi Germany. Although part of the infamous SS - and indelibly linked with the excesses of the feared Gestapo, the concentration camps, and the extermination squads, the men of the SS saw themselves as combat soldiers, respected for their courage, feared for their ruthlessness and fanaticism. For these were political soldiers; mature men, r...
The Waffen SS began as Hitler's elite bodyguard and grew into one of the most formidable fighting forces of Nazi Germany. Although part of the infamous SS - and indelibly linked with the excesses of the feared Gestapo, the concentration camps, and the extermination squads, the men of the SS saw themselves as combat soldiers, respected for their courage, feared for their ruthlessness and fanaticism. For these were political soldiers; mature men, recruited for their physical perfection and pure Aryan ancestry. They were drilled in Nazi ideology, indoctrinated to believe in themselves as the master race and their enemies as subhuman. They became the cornerstone of the German defences, who carried on fighting, even when all hope was gone. But they are remembered for their brutality. They killed captured British, Canadian and American soldiers in cold blood, and massacred unarmed French, Belgian and Russian civilians. They were Gladiators on the battlefield, who fought on against impossible odds, but the Waffen SS will forever be tarnished by the atrocities they committed as the willing servants of an evil regime.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Charles Messenger
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Gladiators of World War II
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, Sepp Dietrich, 1892-1966, Heinrich Himmler, 1900-1945
Topic / Theme
Battles, Invasions, Nazism, Soldiers, War, War crimes, German Invasion of Soviet Union, June 1941-1945, German Invasion of Yugoslavia, April 6-17, 1941, World War II, 1939-1945, Battle of Berlin, 1945, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Heroes of World War II, 10, The Men Behind D-Day
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Heroes of World War II, 10 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
In 1944 the Allies knew that they must invade Occupied Europe to free millions from Nazi tyranny. But the Nazis knew they were coming.The only question was when the attack would take place, and where.This programme reveals the inventive and often bizarre methods that were used to mislead the Nazis. Double agents s...
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Heroes of World War II, 10 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
Description
In 1944 the Allies knew that they must invade Occupied Europe to free millions from Nazi tyranny. But the Nazis knew they were coming.The only question was when the attack would take place, and where.This programme reveals the inventive and often bizarre methods that were used to mislead the Nazis. Double agents spread bogus invasion plans, fake armies were mustered in the south of England and elaborate methods of breaking through Hitler's Atlant...
In 1944 the Allies knew that they must invade Occupied Europe to free millions from Nazi tyranny. But the Nazis knew they were coming.The only question was when the attack would take place, and where.This programme reveals the inventive and often bizarre methods that were used to mislead the Nazis. Double agents spread bogus invasion plans, fake armies were mustered in the south of England and elaborate methods of breaking through Hitler's Atlantic wall were developed.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Heroes of World War II
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Invasions, War, D-Day Invasion, June 6, 1944, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Holidays in the Danger Zone, Series 3, Episode 4, America Was Here: El Salvador and Panama
presented by Ben Anderson; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Holidays in the Danger Zone, Series 3, Episode 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2004), 45 mins
Is the American legacy of the Cold War a lesson for today? As the War on Terror has brought America's foreign policy to the forefront of the world's consciousness, there is a clear polarisation of 'us' and 'them'. From the Vietnam War, to Laos in the 1970s, to George Bush Senior's invasion of Panama a decade ago,...
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presented by Ben Anderson; produced by British Broadcasting Corporation, in Holidays in the Danger Zone, Series 3, Episode 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2004), 45 mins
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Is the American legacy of the Cold War a lesson for today? As the War on Terror has brought America's foreign policy to the forefront of the world's consciousness, there is a clear polarisation of 'us' and 'them'. From the Vietnam War, to Laos in the 1970s, to George Bush Senior's invasion of Panama a decade ago, America's actions abroad have had a major impact across the globe. Ben Anderson travels through the jungles of Asia to the slums of Pan...
Is the American legacy of the Cold War a lesson for today? As the War on Terror has brought America's foreign policy to the forefront of the world's consciousness, there is a clear polarisation of 'us' and 'them'. From the Vietnam War, to Laos in the 1970s, to George Bush Senior's invasion of Panama a decade ago, America's actions abroad have had a major impact across the globe. Ben Anderson travels through the jungles of Asia to the slums of Panama and on to Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras. It is a journey in the footprints of American soldiers and politicians and an examination of the challenges to come.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Ben Anderson
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Holidays in the Danger Zone
Topic / Theme
Civil war, Invasions, Cold War, 1945-1989, War and Violence, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), Panamanians, Salvadorans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, 1, Son of God
directed by David Wallace; produced by Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, in In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997, originally published 1997), 58 mins
Michael begins the series as 21-year-old Alexander and his Greek army set out to invade Asia and overthrow the Persian Empire. En route, he recounts Alexander’s early years. His mother, Olympias, was intensely devoted to strange religious cults, but Alexander was tutored by Aristotle, one of the great philosophe...
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directed by David Wallace; produced by Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, in In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997, originally published 1997), 58 mins
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Michael begins the series as 21-year-old Alexander and his Greek army set out to invade Asia and overthrow the Persian Empire. En route, he recounts Alexander’s early years. His mother, Olympias, was intensely devoted to strange religious cults, but Alexander was tutored by Aristotle, one of the great philosophers. He was 21 when he succeeded to the throne in 336 BC, following the assassination of his father.The kingdom he inherited already dom...
Michael begins the series as 21-year-old Alexander and his Greek army set out to invade Asia and overthrow the Persian Empire. En route, he recounts Alexander’s early years. His mother, Olympias, was intensely devoted to strange religious cults, but Alexander was tutored by Aristotle, one of the great philosophers. He was 21 when he succeeded to the throne in 336 BC, following the assassination of his father.The kingdom he inherited already dominated a Greece exhausted by the war between Athens and Sparta. Shortly after becoming king, Alexander journeyed from northern Greece into Turkey where, in 334 and 333 BC, he visited Troy, disbanded his boats, marched along the sea coast and then, in a famous story, cut the Gordian Knot. At Issus, on the Syrian border, Alexander routed Persian leader Darius and then marched South through Lebanon. After a long siege at the Phoenician city of Tyre, the Persians’ naval base, Alexander famously ordered all but those who had fled to the temples to be put to death and the buildings to be set on fire.Thousands were slaughtered. Michael continues on, to Gaza in Palestine, to learn about Alexander’s impact on the Islamic world. Across into Egypt, he traces the conqueror’s trek to the oracle of Siwa, an oasis deep in the Western Desert, where Alexander was proclaimed Pharaoh of Egypt and Son of God, and and he founded Alexandria, destined to become one of the great cities of the ancient world. The episode ends as Alexander prepares to strike at the heart of the Persian Empire, today’s Iran.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, Michael Wood, 1948-
Author / Creator
David Wallace
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Wood, 1948-
Person Discussed
Alexander the Great, 356 BC-323 BC, Darius III, 0380-0330
Topic / Theme
Invasions, Military marches, Military victories, Monarchs, Myths and legends, Religious beliefs, Sieges, Alexander the Great Invades Jerusalem, 332 BCE, Battle of Issus, Anatolia, 333 BCE, Family and Culture, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, World History
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In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, 2, Lord of Asia
directed by David Wallace; produced by Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, in In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997, originally published 1997), 1 hour
Travelling through the heart of modern-day Persia, or the second leg of the trek Michael Wood journeys to the shores of the Caspian Sea, where the young conqueror was declared Lord of Asia – poised to invade Afghanistan. Entering modern Iraq, Michael is unable to travel to the site in Northern Iraq of Alexander'...
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directed by David Wallace; produced by Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, in In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997, originally published 1997), 1 hour
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Travelling through the heart of modern-day Persia, or the second leg of the trek Michael Wood journeys to the shores of the Caspian Sea, where the young conqueror was declared Lord of Asia – poised to invade Afghanistan. Entering modern Iraq, Michael is unable to travel to the site in Northern Iraq of Alexander's decisive victory against Darius and the Persians, as it lies behind a modern military frontline. Instead he flown there and directly...
Travelling through the heart of modern-day Persia, or the second leg of the trek Michael Wood journeys to the shores of the Caspian Sea, where the young conqueror was declared Lord of Asia – poised to invade Afghanistan. Entering modern Iraq, Michael is unable to travel to the site in Northern Iraq of Alexander's decisive victory against Darius and the Persians, as it lies behind a modern military frontline. Instead he flown there and directly above the battleground, he describes the conflict for the navigator with the help of the aircraft's computer system. After the defeat of the Persian army, the young Alexander invaded Persia itself, in hot pursuit of the fleeing Darius. Michael picks up the trail with the help of Iranian guides and continues his trek through the Zagros Mountains. At the ancient city of Susa, he hears the traditional tale-tellers recite Alexander’s story. In this historical city, mothers still tell their children to go to bed or 'Alexander will get you.' Wherever he travels, Michael finds Alexander kept alive in songs and stories passed 'from chest to chest'. The Iranian guide who helps him re-create Alexander's daring approach to Persepolis, admires his predecessor's nerve but says: 'If I had Alexander here now, I'd like to chop him into little pieces for what he did to Iran.' At Persepolis, Michael finds the remains of the great palace burned down by the Greeks. Here, the Zoroastrians, followers of the ancient Iranian religion, tell the traditional tale of 'Alexander The Accursed!' and reveal the sacred fire they have kept alight since Alexander’s day. The intrepid historian then travels by foot, lorry and train to find the waterhole where Darius was slain by his own side. He continues on to the Caspian Sea, where Alexander prepared to invade Afghanistan.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, Michael Wood, 1948-
Author / Creator
David Wallace
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Wood, 1948-
Person Discussed
Alexander the Great, 356 BC-323 BC, Darius III, 0380-0330
Topic / Theme
Geophysical features, Invasions, Military marches, Military victories, Monarchs, Myths and legends, Religious beliefs, Ancient civilizations, Battle of the Persian Gate, 330 BCE, Family and Culture, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, World History, Classical Period (1000 BCE–500 CE)
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In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, 3, Across the Hindu Kush
directed by David Wallace; produced by Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, in In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997, originally published 1997), 1 hour 2 mins
Michael Wood makes his way through war-torn Afghanistan on a dramatic march with pack horses over the Hindu Kush Mountains. At Kabul, Michael finds himself in the middle of a siege of the city by the fundamentalist Taliban. Hiring horses for the camera equipment and armed guards to ward off ambushes, he sets off t...
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directed by David Wallace; produced by Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, in In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997, originally published 1997), 1 hour 2 mins
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Michael Wood makes his way through war-torn Afghanistan on a dramatic march with pack horses over the Hindu Kush Mountains. At Kabul, Michael finds himself in the middle of a siege of the city by the fundamentalist Taliban. Hiring horses for the camera equipment and armed guards to ward off ambushes, he sets off to follow Alexander’s trail, 20,000ft up in the Hindu Kush Mountains, to make it through the Khawak Pass and Central Asia. On the othe...
Michael Wood makes his way through war-torn Afghanistan on a dramatic march with pack horses over the Hindu Kush Mountains. At Kabul, Michael finds himself in the middle of a siege of the city by the fundamentalist Taliban. Hiring horses for the camera equipment and armed guards to ward off ambushes, he sets off to follow Alexander’s trail, 20,000ft up in the Hindu Kush Mountains, to make it through the Khawak Pass and Central Asia. On the other side, the historical traveller stays with a local warlord before pushing on by jeep across the Oxus river into former Soviet Central Asia.The journey finally leads to the city of Khodjent. Here, Michael hears of Alexander’s increasingly unstable personality. At a drunken banquet in Samarkand, the conqueror murdered one of his closest associates, fought on through the silk route, and then captured and fell in love with the beautiful teenager Roxanne.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rebecca Dobbs, fl. 1981-2014, Michael Wood, 1948-
Author / Creator
David Wallace
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Wood, 1948-
Person Discussed
Alexander the Great, 356 BC-323 BC
Topic / Theme
Invasions, Military marches, Mountain travel, Travel conditions, War crimes, Wars of Alexander the Great, 335 BCE-323 BCE, War and Violence, World History
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Copyright © 1998 BBC Worldwide
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