Nagy Sándor Nyomában 2. DVD 1997 In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great 2. / BBC Documentary / Directed by David Wallace / Written & Presented by Michael Wood / Disc 2 - Episodes 3&4

UPC 5996473006548

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN HUNGARY

AUDIO: Hungarian 2.0, English 2.0

SUBTITLES: -

Total Runtime: 118 minutes

English Summary:

In the footsteps of Alexander the Great In this award winning adventure Micheal Wood embarks on a 2000 mile journey in the foot steps of Alexander's triumphal march from Greece to India. Traveling with Lebanese traders, Iranian pilgrims and Afghan guerrillas, by jeep, train, boat, camel and on foot, he interweaves the momentous events of the past with present day reality and brings us new insights into a man whose myth and achievements still resonate down the centuries.

He was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Following the unification of the multiple city-states of ancient Greece under the rule of his father, Philip II of Macedon (a labour Alexander had to repeat because the southern Greeks rebelled after Philip's death), Alexander conquered the Persian Empire, including Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Gaza, Egypt, Bactria and Mesopotamia and extended the boundaries of his own empire as far as the borders of Punjab.

Before his death, Alexander had already made plans to also turn west and conquer Europe. He also wanted to continue his march eastwards in order to find the end of the world, since his boyhood tutor Aristotle had told him tales about where the land ends and the Great Outer Sea begins. Alexander integrated foreigners into his army, leading some scholars to credit him with a "policy of fusion." He encouraged marriage between his army and foreigners, and practiced it himself. After twelve years of constant military campaigning, Alexander died, possibly of malaria, West Nile virus, typhoid, viral encephalitis or the consequences of heavy drinking.

Episode three: Across the Hindu Kush

The golden road to Samarkand

First broadcast 28 July 1998

Episode four: To The Ends of the Earth

Pakistan to Babylon

First broadcast 4 August 1998

Hungarian Summary:

Alexander kíméletlen politikus, brilliáns katonai vezető volt, aki nem vetette meg a féktelen szórakozást életében. Kedvét lelte mind a nők, mind a férfiak társaságában. De ki ne hallott volna idáig Nagy Sándorról. Kevesen tudják azonban, hogy uralkodása mindössze 13 évig tartott. I.e 336 tól-323 ig. Ezalatt a rövid idő alatt azonban rettegett hódítóvá vált akinek a nevét mindenhol tisztelettel vegyes félelemmel ejtették ki az emberek.. Népek és meghódított kontinensek hevertek a lábai előtt. 22.000 mérföldön át vezette a csapatait, Görögországtól Indiáig. Michael Wood végigköveti ezt a káprázatos utat 16 országon és négy háborús övezeten át, hogy megismertethesse a nézőt a régmúlt idők legnagyobb hódítójával: Nagy Sándorral.

Epizódok: A Hindu Kush-on át, Hadjárat a világ végére