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Panther wrote:

Wow, never heard that legend of Pontius Pilate. That's wild. I wish the BBC article that wikipedia cites also had a source of its own, I'd love to follow that thread some more.

Yeah, it’s probably in the same league as the Loch Ness Monster, interesting but bol...nonsense. The Yew tree is interesting enough. Sat there minding its own business for the last 3K or so years. If only it could talk....

Panther wrote:

He really is a remarkable figure to learn about. Sure, he may have been a maniacal butcher...sure, he may have been basically handed the world's greatest army by his father and given the perfect moment to use it...but gosh darn-it, I can't stop being fascinated by him.

I guess everyone was a butcher back then. And he needed to actually command the troops, having them there was only half the story. Of course diplomacy was yet to come. I first came across Alexander when I was quite young and on vacay, there’s a big ass statue of him in Edinburgh. I read up on him much, much later. I really couldn’t believe he got to India, then the fact he wanted to go on, but his troops told him to get stuffed. Fascinating. 🇲🇰

https://imgur.com/eWaIi2y

I also like the Punic Wars. Now that would be a mini-series worth watching. 🐘