Start with the background. Why fight there?" "Alexander had to," Gaius replied. "There was no point in invading and then declining battle. The Persians, though, had a choice. Memnon, a Greek you may note, recommended the Persians ignore Alexander's army and deprive him of supply by taking all foo...
Representatives of each of the legions together with the entire cohorts that were scheduled to depart had been assembled before a large wooden platform. The Princeps himself would address them, or so the troops believed. There was an air of anticipation as Plautius took the stand. The favourable ...