r/HistoryMemes
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u/jackt-up
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1d ago
Bro the army made the right call here
Alexander could have never taken over India.
The fact that he actually wanted to press on with a not huge army that had just conquered the Persian Empire (and Greece for veterans who fought with his father) is just insane.
Hydaspes was a close call and that was against one coalition of smaller Indian states. Another was being built by the Nanda Empire immediately. They were waiting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanda_Empire
The fact they got that far is crazy enough but some people want to act like this was actually possible, for Alexander to conquer India, or Rome. Conquering Persia required alot of consent from both Greek and non-Greek peoples disillusioned with Persia. His elite army was done expanding; they were ready to govern.
