Alexander the Great's last breath

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Embark on an epic journey through the life and legend of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian titan whose thirst for conquest changed the course of history. ️  In this fascinating video, we will explore the incredible rise of Alexander, a visionary leader whose ambitions led him to conquer vast territories, challenging the known limits of the ancient world.

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00:00Alexander the Great.

00:02With an unquenchable thirst for triumph,

00:05he dreamed of nothing less than the domination of Asia.

00:10He left behind a glorious trail of ten years of unprecedented conquests,

00:16and with a proud chest he hurled his legions into the fray of war

00:21as if defeat were a myth.

00:24His warriors, exhausted, longed for the sweet return home

00:29and the enjoyment of the obtained riches.

00:32However for the monarch, those desires were dust

00:36compared to his voracious appetite for conquest.

00:41The wheel of fortune began to turn against him in the scorching lands of India,

00:47where he encountered the human wall named Porus.

00:51In a battle that bled his army and took his noble steed,

00:56despite his men's pleas, Alexander, stubborn,

01:00nearly led them to slaughter against a fresh enemy army.

01:05Until, in a dramatic turn, he was forced to heed the cries for retreat.

01:12The return home marked the beginning of the end for the titan of Macedonia.

01:18In a final act of Greek tragedy, he fell gravely ill.

01:23On his deathbed, opportunistic generals plagued him with questions about his successor.

01:30With a final breath, laden with disdain,

01:34he left them an answer shrouded in enigma,

01:37to the strongest.

01:40That sentence was the spark that ignited a sea of ambitions,

01:45unleashing a war that tore his empire apart before it could be solidified.

01:51Legend takes a lurid turn by narrating that Alexander's body did not decompose for days,

01:58elevating him to the status of a deity.

02:02But modern science, with its skeptical lens,

02:06proposes a darker and more chilling end.

02:10Alexander, trapped in a coma, may have lain motionless,

02:14hearing the treacherous whispers of those he once commanded,

02:18before being buried alive in the cruelest of ironies.

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