The good thing about the History Channel is that it unfolds history as it is, minus the cloud of propaganda and bias in need to satisfy certain quarters. In that vein, I would like to share an episode in the about 'Our Uncultured Civilisations of the Past'. It was on the story of the Macedonian warrior who brought Greek culture to the world and had no qualms in embracing the cultures that he conquered not to the liking of his subordinates. After his father, King Philip II united the peninsular of Greece; all he had to do was to continue conquering all the way to the East. If not for the tired dispirited soldiers who wanted to return home after reaching India, you could have reached the Far East! The show highlighted a few scoops that were not common knowledge to a history buff novice like me.... Apparently Alexander was the child of one of his father's fourth wife, Olympia, a conniving snake worshipping cult member who claimed Alexander's father was not Phili...
It is all Mimesis