Great fun!
What made Alexander the greatest of the military commanders? Part was his advanced technology in the form of the catpults he used. This DVD goes into detail and explains why the Macedonian catapults were better than those that were in use by others at the time. Quite worth the time if you like Alexander or are interested in ancient war machines.
Informative and Enjoyable Documentary!
"Alexander the Great and the Catapult: Man, Moment, Machine" is a very in depth and enjoyable documentary! The History Channel did a great job on this documentary. The catapult, which the Greeks called a ballista, is explained in depth and demonstrated with a modern reproduction. The siege of Tyre is explained in detail yet was never boring. It explains how Alexander the Great had an excellent group of engineers with his army and he used them to the fullest. That and Alexander's tactical brillance and persistence made possible the capture of the city of Tyre which was considered an impossibility. As the documentary stated, in a previous century, Nebuchadnezzer had laid siege to the city of Tyre for 16 years in succession and failed. Only Alexander the Great would have had the confidence and the audacity to announce that he would make the island city of Tyre part of the mainland and then have his engineers construct a mole which did just that! As the documentary states...
Alexander
This contains the how of Alexanders operations as well as through the rest of his life. While I'm quite sure that much detail is left out enough is included so that one gets a good idea of just what happened.
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