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05:04My son Alexander, he must prepare himself to become king
05:07And why did you choose me?
05:09Because you are with Plato, the greatest of our philosophers
05:12Yes, you're right, a king must possess bravery but also wisdom, I gladly accept.
05:34All knowledge comes from the senses, which allow us to perceive what is or what appears to be.
05:39Because what is perceived must be explained by reason
05:42Because it is what allows us to know the hidden meaning of truth
05:45Look ahead, don't your senses tell you that the Earth is flat?
05:49Yes, with mountains and valleys.
05:51Have you seen a lunar eclipse?
05:53Once, yes, and the moon was partially obscured
05:56Don't obscure... the shadow of the Earth, draw
06:04But if the Earth is flat, why does the eclipse take the shape of an arc of a circle?
06:09So the Earth is round like a ball?
06:12Exactly
06:12And is it tall?
06:14A thousand times ten, a thousand times larger than Macedonia
06:17So that means Macedonia is quite small.
06:26Tad, you can clearly see that the Earth is flat, after all!
06:30Help us!
06:33Come to our aid!
06:35Tell me, my friend, what threatens you?
06:38A lion, he comes from the mountain, he slaughtered a sheep
06:41We all fear for our lives
06:42A lion? But I could subdue it with my bare hands.
06:45This is neither reasonable nor courageous.
06:48So I'm not brave?
06:50No, the coir recoils from danger, it bows before power.
06:53The reckless person faces danger without using reason
06:55While the courageous man stands up to danger
06:59Using reason, confront a lion with bare hands
07:02It is nothing but recklessness; reason has allowed man to equip himself with weapons that multiply his strength tenfold.
07:07I am no ordinary man; divine blood flows in my veins.
07:12Achilles, my ancestor, was divine
07:13So I believe I am immortal?
07:15The gods are immortal, Aristotle
07:17Be logical, Alexandre
07:18I know Macedonia well and I have observed that Macedonians are deadly.
07:23So what?
07:24Aren't you a Macedonian?
07:26Yes, I am Macedonian
07:27Logic tells me that if you are a Macedonian
07:29And since Macedonians are mortal, you are mortal, Alexander.
07:33That's what we're going to see.
07:35Show me where this lion that threatens you is.
07:37Come, follow me
07:43Grab all your weapons, we have to follow him, quickly!
07:51So, let this lion show himself.
08:16But it seems to me that it is indeed human blood.
08:19Your father, Philip of Macedon, is a great king
08:21Ah, of course, he is also a very great man.
08:24But he is a man
08:25And men, like animals, beget their own kind.
08:29I believe, Alexandre, that you are just a man
08:57Nature is far too untamed, Alexandre
09:02Your actions must be guided by your reason and not by your temper.
09:05Think about it
09:07I love you as much as my father.
09:09He gave me life
09:10You're teaching me how to use it with common sense.
09:14Father's love, common sense
09:15All of this is not going to be that simple, unfortunately.
09:18Thus, when King Philip goes to marry for the second time
09:21The young Cleopatra
09:22To my daughter Cleopatra
09:31And to the child she will soon have
09:33And who will be the future king of Macedonia?
09:40You're implying, you idiot, that I'm a bastard.
09:49Look, Macedonian
09:50Your king wants to take you to Asia
09:52But look at him, he can't even get from one table to another.
09:56After this outburst, Alexander had to withdraw from the palace
10:26Blood, my son
10:27So you fought? No serious injuries?
10:29No, Mother, I'm fine.
10:30In any case, have no fear
10:32You are invincible, immortal, my son
10:34As I told you, you are not the son of Philip of Macedon, that little king
10:38It's Zeus's lightning bolt
10:40The king of the gods who fathered you
10:51Posanias, come on, I've been waiting for you
11:10You are king of Macedonia now, Alexander
11:13And all the possessions of this world are but an illusion.
11:17Don't see wealth as the culmination of a peaceful life.
11:24Who are you? What do you do?
11:26Diogenes, and I philosophize
11:28Do you have a wish that I could help you fulfill?
11:31Yes
11:31Move away from my sun, you're blocking my shade.
11:33By all the gods
11:34If I weren't Alexander, I would very much like to be Diogenes
11:39All the people of Greece are ready to follow you
11:43To deliver us from the day of Persia, all
11:45Not us, the Spartans, not us
11:48Persia was then the largest empire in the known world
11:51It extended to India, China, Russia and as far as Egypt
11:54And it encompassed the countries we call today
11:57Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Lebanon
12:00And also Turkey
12:01The Persians could raise an army of two million men.
12:04It was said that there were so many of these soldiers
12:06That when they drank the water, they dried up a river
12:10Oh, well, I'll be!
12:12Look, chief, there's no more water.
13:00The largest army known to Greece
13:0330,000 men on foot, 5,000 on horseback
13:05But there is three times more Persia beyond the Lapps
13:08Yes I know
13:09So what?
13:10But I also know that the gods are with me.
13:12Let's go!
13:19You are 22 years old, Alexandre
13:21And you will experience many successes
13:22But don't forget, never let yourself be carried away by your nature.
13:25Dominate her
13:26I am taking possession of Asia
13:38Pope, Spitridate
13:40Alexander's army has just entered Asia
13:42It consists of 30,000 men, great king
13:44He's crazy
13:45The 100,000 men of your army will easily drive that little Macedonian back into the sea
13:49Go
13:52The Greeks will certainly come from this direction.
13:54When they attack in the morning, they will have the sun in their eyes
13:57We will position our troops on this riverbank.
14:08We are near the Granic and the Persians are on the other bank
14:13We'll camp here and launch the attack tomorrow at dawn.
14:17Yes, that's what the Persians believe we're going to do.
14:19But look, the sun is behind us and in their eyes
14:22We attack immediately
14:24You, Parmenion, command the left wing
14:26Ptolemy, you take the right wing
14:27I attack from the center
14:28Ahead !
15:00Less than 330,000
15:011934, victory at Granic.
15:14Psst! The loot is not shared between everyone.
15:16And that was just for looking?
15:19Yeah !
15:29Here is the call of the painter and the isipi and sculptor.
15:32They will immortalize it.
15:34Good.
15:39You will continue another time.
15:41I'm not going to change my status when I have plenty of other conquests to make.
15:46Come on, pilot girl. Follow me.
15:48Not bad. I would have added a bit more red and the arm is too thin.
15:53Yes, my arm may be too thin, but yours is made of marshmallow.
16:00The Greek cities on the coast of Asia Minor were finally free.
16:04And Alexander will advance inland.
16:07Gordion, the ancient citadel of King Midas.
16:10The one who turned everything into gold.
16:18Come and see.
16:21Why is this tank here?
16:23This chariot belonged to our former king Gordiose, you see.
16:28We keep it here because an oracle said
16:30whoever manages to untie the Gordian knot
16:33will be the master of Asia.
16:36We see neither the beginning nor the end.
16:38I give up.
16:53This is the master of Asia.
16:55Alexander's army is powerful and continues to grow.
16:58He has already conquered all of Frigie.
17:00You must take command of the army, great king.
17:03Okay, I have to admit that this little Macedonian is really starting to annoy me.
17:34My king, Darius, has raised a huge army.
17:36which is heading straight towards us.
17:38I heard they are a million soldiers.
17:40Well then, let's go and meet them.
17:42Well, the thing is, there are far more of them than there are of us.
17:48But wait, I'm not finished.
17:50Oh yes, I haven't even started yet.
17:53Go!
18:11Stop!
18:12They are not far away now.
18:14So, what do you suggest?
18:15Fighting on this plain will not be in our favor.
18:18No, no, there are ten times more of them, they would crush us.
18:21Look over there!
18:22You're right.
18:24We will walk all night and wait for them at the Col d'Issus.
18:28That's where we'll beat them!
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19:17Good heavens, our king has fled, we are lost!
19:20Issus, a great victory.
19:22And riding this momentum, the good general Parmenion will conquer Damascus
19:25and bring back more than 300 cooks.
19:2950 garland weavers, 300 dancers.
19:33Although Persia was wide open to him, Alexander went towards Egypt.
19:36The firing position that resists will pose some problems.
19:40Gaza too.
19:42Greek fire, that's a new thing that will set a precedent.
19:49And here he is on the Nile.
19:53He will create his city, his port, Alexandria.
19:57From there, he believes, Hellenic culture will be able to spread.
20:03Hundreds more kilometers through the desert,
20:06up to the temple of Sionat-Amon.
20:09Because, he said, one must come here to pay homage to one's father.
20:13The god Aries, Zeus, Hamon.
20:17Strange, disturbing, Alexandre.
20:33Once again, Darius raised a considerable army.
20:36And that will be the Battle of Arbelès.
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21:16Once again, it's a victory, a resounding one.
21:21And Babylon welcomes him as a triumphant king.
21:32Alexander will be surprised by science.
21:35the ancient culture of a country he believed to be primitive.
21:38However, he will have too much of a tendency to give up
21:40to the pleasure of the Orient.
21:45And glory and success will intoxicate him,
21:48to make him lose his sense of proportion.
21:57Don't let your nature get the better of you, Alexandre.
22:00Dominate her!
22:02Further on, ever further, towards that Orient,
22:05Unpredictable, fascinating.
22:10What are you doing here?
22:12I'm looking for black gold, oil, if you prefer.
22:15You don't believe me? Come closer, I've just seen some.
22:23One day, it will be the greatest wealth in the entire country.
22:26and perhaps the world.
22:27Susa, one of the capitals, will be conquered without effort.
22:37And good old Parmenion will conquer the last enemy strongholds
22:39on the road to the fabulous Persepolis.
22:52No !
22:54Was it really useful, Alexander?
22:58Has he gone mad?
23:00A violent father, prone to all kinds of excesses?
23:02A mother who was a pathological liar, claiming he was fathered by the gods?
23:05Could Alexander have been anything other than excessive and unpredictable?
23:27Someone brings me a torch!
23:30And they bring me a Shah.
23:59Oh God, I did this.
24:02And we set off again, further and further.
24:09Ahead !
24:12Darius is dead.
24:13Their victory is undeniable and his men have had enough.
24:16Some are rebelling.
24:19Losing all sense of reality this time,
24:21Alexander will have his friend Philothar executed.
24:24Then his father, the faithful general Parmenion.
24:49And now it's...
24:52No, Alexander, you are not a god.
24:54The gods act alone.
24:55You became great thanks to courage.
24:57to the devotion of all your men.
24:59From Philothar, from Parmenion.
25:03Oh !
25:05Oh !
25:06Many of these men have walked 20,000 kilometers.
25:10They crossed deserts and dizzying mountains.
25:13They opened roads and sea routes.
25:15And many of the cities they founded still exist today.
25:19Exhausted by malaria,
25:21possibly victims of a criminal act,
25:23Alexandre will pass away at the age of 33.
25:26He committed the true evils of excess.
25:28Yet it is thanks to him that Aristotle's thought
25:30will leave its mark on the philosophy of Islam.
25:33And it was on this land that he sowed
25:35that a great new civilization will soon flourish,
25:38that of the Roman Empire.
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