jul 8, 326 BC - Mutiny at the River Beas

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- he troops had refused to go on
marched 17,000 miles!!!

- lots hella friends, many of them still there were wounded

- there’s a limit to what men will stand without a clear end in view

- heat, rain, fear of tribes ahead put an end to alexander’s eastward push

- he threw a huge ass tantrum

- told him they could go loot a city

- gave a speech about how the next trek would be easy and uneventful

- retreated to his tent and sulked

- finally emerged and called for omens to be taken which were unfavorable towards pushing east more

- orrrrr he wanted to stop there and didn’t want to take the responsibility for it :O tea

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