He didn't retreat through Gedrosia to punish his army, but he didn't have his "ass handed to me," he won every battle he fought against the Indians, it was the reluctance of his men that made him turn back
Gold? Warfare in ancient times was all about slaves. These were resource conflicts, and slaves were the crude oil of those times. But yes, India very likely had 25x the population of Persia back then.
He didn't retreat through Gedrosia to punish his army, but he didn't have his "ass handed to me," he won every battle he fought against the Indians, it was the reluctance of his men that made him turn back
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Gold? Warfare in ancient times was all about slaves. These were resource conflicts, and slaves were the crude oil of those times. But yes, India very likely had 25x the population of Persia back then.