I have long known that the Yamato people like to change the history tradition (please refer to the recent Japanese textbooks to tamper with the news), but when I first read Asia, I was really a little surprised, because most of what I saw and heard before were tampering stories set in Japan or China, such as the animated version of the Three Kingdoms (I really want to see Zhou Yu dubbed by Mr. Su Shui, but unfortunately I only watched one episode of Three Marriages in Taoyuan and the novel The Mirage in the Sea). Sadly, the author only recognized Nobunaga, Mori Ranmaru, Takeda Shingen and other familiar names, and even the two protagonists belonged to each other 400 years ago. As for myths such as "the romance of the gods" ... this is beyond the scope of this discussion.
A lot of empty talk is just to prove that the Japanese prefer to tamper with the history of their own country and China. Few people seem to tamper with the history of western countries, especially the history of military celebrities. It is rare to have an outstanding work. Let's find something interesting about it.
At the beginning of "Asia", it is the scene of the delivery of Macedonian Queen Olympias. In a trance, she saw several forces similar to the red dragon burning temples in various places (from the picture, it should be from Egypt, India, Persia and other places), and foresaw that the demon that destroyed the world would be born from her belly.
This kind of opening is actually very old-fashioned, but interestingly, there is indeed a legend that matches it. According to legend, in a city on the east coast of Aegean Sea, the temple of themis, the goddess of hunting and the goddess of the moon, was inexplicably burned down on the night when Alexander was born. At that time, a prophet in the city told people that there was no need to put out the fire. He said that the goddess was busy helping Alexander to come to earth, regardless of her temple, which was an act of god. For the new residents of the city, Zoroastrian priests in Babylon, the birth of fire and Alexander is a symbol of Asian disaster. They panicked and shouted everywhere that Asia was finished! This is probably the ideological origin of Alexander's demon king theory in Asia.
As an animated story that attracts readers, Demon Theory is certainly good, and it is easy to create stories that incite the audience. According to the current fashion trend, the scriptwriter can arrange Alexander to go his own way and become the second Qin Shihuang (fortunately, the two kings who belong to different things were not born in the same era and the same region, thus avoiding the dilemma that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers), or let him have a fierce psychological struggle, work hard, get rid of his tragic fate and become the second Shinji Ikari (influenced by EVA, At present, many animations like long psychological monologues to drive the audience crazy, so ...) It is best to have the fierce beauty of traditional plots (the first thing that comes to mind is XX Bear and Sister X in XX Mark), plus a super light bulb with ulterior motives (huh? Therefore, Darius Iii seems to be very suitable for this role. He got in the way and ended up with a sad and tragic ending, becoming the second Hamlet. Then wait to see the girls cry and pay for their bags. Love and conspiracy are the eternal themes of human art of cheating money.
But-if Alexander's success or failure is basically attributed to God's power to destroy the world, it's a bit too much ... Although the supernatural and magical things can be seen no matter how absurd, when it comes to real historical figures, psychological taboos will surface (ah, this should not be a double standard, but a principle, a principle! )。 In order to set things right and let the blindfolded truth unfold before our eyes, let the author pull down the curtain of animation and visit Alexandria in the official history.
Generally speaking, the official history does not have a single evaluation of Alexander. His personality is flamboyant, practical, impatient and fanatical, calm and keen, and he is good at using tactics. His contradictory qualities are mentioned in different history books. According to psychologists, his complex and unique personality combines the personality characteristics of his father Philip II and his mother Olympias.
When I was a child, Alexander was a brave boy. In the first episode of the comic book, he tamed the plot of eating horses. Of course, it is not so exaggerated in history, but he did tame a fierce horse, Pusfeiro, at the age of 12 (it later became his mount and accompanied him until he died in the Battle of Hidaspis River in India). Several major battles he led will be mentioned later, so I won't repeat them here. As for his irritability, it is mainly reflected in the death of Kratos and the execution of Philotas, which will be discussed later.
Although the animation changed Alexander's war stories into fantasy RPG, Alexander's personality is very good. This point is very well rendered in the promotional film behind the fourth episode: Alexander confidently said that his fate should be changed by himself, and then coolly shouted "Oh, my God!" (I am God), and then the pop-up picture is the famous statue of Alexander: he rides on a love horse, with his front hoof raised high and his left hand holding his head high to pay tribute to the gods. The background is the evening sky, which is really beautiful.
Animation Review: Alexander is cool!
Olympias (Olympias)
Wang Si's daughter Pirus is a city-state, located in the alpine jungle area of northwest Greece. Compared with the center of the Greek world, the culture is relatively backward, and people in cities still retain many primitive barbaric customs in their daily lives. Olympias, who grew up in this atmosphere, was unrestrained and enthusiastic, and was spoiled by his father and family, forming a self-centered character. She is completely different from ordinary quiet and gentle aristocratic ladies. Her sex is like fire, and her feelings are exposed. She is arrogant, clever and bold. Once she makes up her mind to do something, no one can stop her. It is said that she is a charming beauty (you can't see her in the animation, but I think she is like an old witch who likes to laugh wildly), and all the men around her like to worship her as a goddess and bow to themselves. As long as she sees a handsome man, she will snare him at will, and sometimes even force him to accept his crazy love regardless of his wishes. And when she gradually loses that impulse to love, she will mercilessly sweep her out of the house, go to extremes, and even use this as an excuse to brutally kill the man she abandoned (in the animation, when Philip was assassinated, she smiled and kissed his head, which reminds people of a red and black lady).
Pirus is a city-state that worships martial arts. Riding and shooting martial arts is also a compulsory course for royal women, and Olympias has the highest ability among brothers and sisters. She often goes deep into the jungle alone and hunts wild animals. She also has a strange hobby, which is keeping snakes. She likes to take all kinds of snakes caught in the forest home for domestication. When she wandered around Beijing, she always took some tame snakes to play, and often played some practical jokes, hiding them in her sleeves and putting them around other people's necks when people were not looking, causing others to scream and panic. At this time, she will laugh and get excited. In animation, she always likes to play with disgusting boa constrictors. Probably the idea comes from this story.
In 357 BC, during a religious activity in Macedonian capital, Olympias met Philip II and got married the following year. Although many books have detailed stories about how they fell in love, the degree of hype is dazzling, but it always feels a bit fake, and the possibility of political marriage is still relatively high.
In 337 BC, Philip abandoned Olympias and married another woman. His relationship with Alexander's mother and son broke down. Alexander was exiled to Epirus with his mother, and several of his cronies were also exiled for instigation. Later, through someone's mediation, father and son got back together. In the cartoon, Olympias instigated his son to oppose Laozi, and he cursed and killed his rival in love and his son in a mysterious way.
Animated comment: Olympias is very abnormal!
Philip II (Philip II)
Born in 382 BC, the third son of Amintas III. /Kloc-When he was 0/5 years old, he was taken hostage by Epimionda, a famous Thebes general. There, he spent three years that had a great influence on his future political career. Macedonia was relatively backward in civilization in the Greek world at that time, and Philip fully felt this in Thebes, which prompted him to form a strong desire to reform Macedonia. Appminoda gave him a lot of help. He instilled Greek formation methods into Philip, who later improved these methods and created a unique Macedonian phalanx.
Philip is a very practical person. He doesn't care much about moral standards. If he can save his strength, he will never die. Later generations commented that he was a man who put tricks before strength and finally used strength.
After Philip's brother died, he assisted his nephew to become regent. At that time, Macedonia was full of crises, but he solved many diplomatic and military problems beautifully, abolished the young master and became king on his own. After he ascended the throne, he immediately carried out reforms in politics, military affairs and economy, and achieved considerable results. Centralization is established politically, and dual gold system is implemented economically (both gold coins and silver coins are used as hard currency). Militarily, it is of course the famous Macedonian phalanx (the most obvious feature is that the spears used by the army are much longer than ordinary spears, so they can stab the enemy first).
Under the leadership of Philip, the kingdom of Macedonia became strong rapidly. At this time, the disputes among countries in Greece continued, and the internal friction intensified, which formed a strong contrast with it and was destined to become the conquest target of the other side.
Animated comment: Philip is incompetent!
Darius Iii (Darius)
The last emperor of the Ahmanid dynasty in Persia. He is an unfortunate emperor. Although he is not necessarily wise, he is not a bad emperor. It was just that the Persian Empire at that time had entered a recession and could not compete with the Macedonian Empire at its peak. Coupled with a bunch of think tanks and ministers, it is inevitable to lose to Alexander. Sadly, he didn't even have a chance to openly fight the enemy, and he died with the pride of the emperor. Instead, he was kidnapped by two of his men and killed in 330. Alexander avenged him, executed these two guys in a very cruel way, and buried Darius with a rebury. However, there is also a saying that Alexander wanted to capture Darius alive to show his strength. As a result, two little people ruined the plan, and they were quite angry and could not be spared.
In the animation, in order to create a powerful enemy for Alexander, Darius was portrayed as a majestic figure who was killed by a knife in the direct confrontation between the king and the king. Finally, he smiled and said to the enemy, well done, much better than the one who died in history.
Animation Review: Darius is tragic!
Cretas
Alexander's wet nurse's younger brother, his childhood friend, later became a brave Macedonian soldier and was nicknamed black because of his dark skin.
Cletus in the official history, an honest and frank person, hates flattery and so on. When Alexander conquered Persia, some sycophants gathered around him and touted him as the greatest monarch in history. No hero in history can compare with him. In short, very disgusting. When Alexander was elevated to the height of God, Cletus finally lost his temper. At a banquet, he gave a speech under the influence of alcohol. First, he scolded those flatterers, thinking that they were trying to please Alexander by belittling ancient heroes, with no good intentions. Then he claimed that Alexander's achievement was not as great and magical as he boasted, because it was not created by him alone, but the result of most Macedonian soldiers fighting bloody battles.
What Cletus said should be true, but he pointed out in public that it deeply hurt Alexander's self-esteem. In order to ease the atmosphere, some people compare Philip II with Alexander, thinking that Philip did not achieve anything, and Alexander created amazing achievements entirely on his own. The result was self-defeating, which aroused the anger of Cletus. He shouted, it is precisely because of the foundation laid by Philip II that Alexander has achieved today and won applause. So he said more and more, and even took out his words of saving Alexander's life in the Battle of Cass River in grani. Then there was a farce. Alexander threw an apple at Cletus and looked for his sword everywhere (fortunately, it was hidden by clever guards). Ptolemy saw something bad, so he quickly pushed Cletus out of the hall and let him leave.
It's all right, but Cletus turned around and shouted, I'm here. What can you do to me? . Alexander was very angry. Stimulated by alcohol, he snatched the spear from the guard and threw it at Cletus, killing his childhood friend on the spot. Then it was too late to cry and regret.
In the animation, the death of Cletus is regarded as the death of the protector. Although he was dissatisfied with Alexander and wanted to kill him, he died for him. On his deathbed, he said, besides me, there are many people who want to kill you. Be careful. It's really embarrassing.
Animated comment: Kreituss is very frank!
Hephaestian (Hephaestian)
Alexander's cavalry general won his trust and later became the prime minister of the empire. The specific information is unknown, but it is said that he was the only one who could sleep in Alexander's tent at that time (... why did you hear girls screaming excitedly in the distance? )。 In the animation, he is a handsome guy who looks like a bard (there is no need to argue about this. In the American-style animation, he is already very handsome, second only to Alexander's handsome). He is good at using small weapons such as flying knives, and his skill is very flexible, like a ninja.
Historically, Hephaestion died before Alexander, and it is said that the cause of death was poisoning. But in the animation, he shielded Alexander's death in the Battle of Hidaspis River. He is also a good servant who devoted himself to the great cause of the monarch. By the time he arrived, Alexander had lost three cronies. Somehow, the more he watched it, the more he looked like a Japanese Warring States film.
Animation comment: He Fatian is very handsome!
PTolemaic
Commander of the phalanx in Alexander's army. After Alexander's death, because no one could unify the Macedonian empire, the empire quickly disintegrated and split into three kingdoms: Macedonia remained the central core, Seleucus under Alexander occupied Asia (excluding India, which was soon separated), and Ptolemy occupied Egypt.
In the animation, Ptolemy is a timid person with a clown's face and a low personality. His little ambition to be king will pop up from time to time. This can be seen from two places. 1. When Alexander was in the Asian highlands, Ptolemy had tried to untie the knot of the Asian highlands, which symbolized Asian hegemony. Second, when Alexander visited the Temple of Amon in Egypt, others chose the samurai gate on the left, while he chose the gate on the right. As a result, he heard an Oracle different from others, saying that he would become king. Since then, he has become more ambitious. In the last episode of the animation, he tried to assassinate Alexander, but he was caught and ran away, and Alexander did not pursue him. Presumably, as history says, he went to Egypt and really became the king of Egypt. This setting is very interesting, much more dramatic than simply saying that he ruled Egypt.
Animation review: Ptolemy is boring!
Aristotle (Aristotle)
Ancient Greek scholars, great philosophers, followers of Plato ... such a famous person, you don't have to nag others (laughs). What I want to say here is mainly his relationship with Alexander.
In 343 BC, at the invitation of Philip II, he returned to his long-lost hometown of Macedonia and became Alexander's private teacher at the age of 13. In order to let Alexander concentrate on his study, at his suggestion, Philip put his study place in a secluded mountain village on the outskirts of the capital. He spent three years here with Alexander, and he taught a lot of knowledge. His teaching method is very special, not professorial, but he walks and chats with Alexander by roaming, encouraging questions, questions and arguments. Under his guidance, Alexander read many historical and political works, including The Iliad (even on the way to Asia Minor, Alexander took Homer's masterpiece with him to show his love), Odessa, Athens Political System, and Expedition.
But Aristotle has a view, which is very idealistic and extreme for modern people. He believes that slavery is the natural expression of natural laws in the social field, which is reasonable and just, so it is eternal. Greeks are the most civilized nation in the world, while all non-Greeks are barbarians, especially Asians, who are barbarians among barbarians. They only deserve to be slaves, and only through the management of civilized people can they get rid of barbarism and enter civilization.
When Alexander went on an expedition to Asia, Aristotle's nephew karis Sonny (who did not appear in the animation, but was replaced by his fictional niece Cassandra) joined the army, but was later accused of murdering Alexander and executed. At this time, there has been a big gap between master and apprentice in their ideological views. This incident is like adding fuel to the fire, and the relationship between the two is completely broken. But in the eyes of anti-Macedonians, Aristotle was still Alexander's teacher, so after Alexander's death, Aristotle was accused of blasphemy and forced to leave Athens for exile. A few months later, he died in poverty at the age of 62.
In the animation, Aristotle was treated strangely. All day long, the whole world was looking for the truth and knowledge of the world contained in Plato's cube. He also hypnotized his niece to assassinate Alexander (ah, where is that great philosopher? Why do I only see a neurotic wizard? After several episodes, the author had to laugh as soon as he appeared.
Animation thought: Aristotle is very ... (I'm afraid I'll be killed if I tell anyone, please imagine)
Roxanne.
In fact, the combination of Alexander and the daughter of Persian nobles in the highland city of Asia Minor is not so much a marriage event as a political transaction, but actually a policy marriage to win over Persian nobles. Roxanne later gave birth to the first prince for Alexander, but sadly, neither she nor her son had a chance to take over the Alexander dynasty. 12 years later, shortly after Alexander's death, they were killed by a Macedonian general.
Roxanne was not Alexander's only wife. After him, Alexander married Darius Iii's daughter (it is said that she is the most beautiful Asian woman in Macedonian eyes) and Princess Xu Yaguo, both of which were political marriages. However, Alexander does not seem to be a person who is keen on beauty. He has never had any extramarital love complex (but three wives are enough), probably because his enthusiasm is all devoted to the military, so he has no time to take care of trifles like imported marble.
As soon as she appeared in the animation, it was a romantic scene (explosion). I thought there would be a long-distance relationship between a hero and a beautiful woman. As a result, when I saw another woman, I settled it and took her home to be my wife. No romantic epic happened! Since then, her appearance times are pitiful, and she is really an unlucky heroine. Even Cassandra has more shots than her.
Animated comment: roxanne is very ... (I can't think of adjectives because the sense of existence is too weak)
Philotas
The son of Alexander's childhood friend Barr Migneau is also the commander of his archery team.
Speaking of which, he is really a tragic figure. In 330 BC, he was accused of participating in the murder of Alexander and was sentenced to death by stoning.
At that time, most people in the Macedonian army were tired of endless conquest, and they hoped to return to their own country and enjoy their wealth peacefully. And Alexander's ideal is to conquer the world. For him, now is just the beginning, not the end. The great difference in thought makes the contradiction between the soldier and him explosive. Alexander kept receiving secret reports that Philotas had two kinds of thoughts. He didn't believe it at first, but then several little people plotted against him. Philotas sheltered these people and refused to hand them over, which aroused his suspicion and finally arrested Philotas for trial. According to Macedonian law, those who conspire against the king should be tried by the army. In a court composed of Macedonian generals, Philotas denied that he was trying to oppose the king. He only admitted that he heard that someone was going to rebel, but he didn't admit that he was involved in the conspiracy. However, his political opponent, Traras, pointed out: Since Philotas knew that someone was trying to kill Alexander, why didn't he tell the king? He had a chance to enter the king's tent every day, but he never reported it. He made it clear that he was an accomplice. Therefore, the court immediately convicted Philotas.
Many historians think that this case is very complicated. If we look at it without prejudice, we will think that Philotas was wronged. Knowing a conspiracy is not the same as participating in it. But perhaps, as a historian said, Alexander didn't necessarily care about the truth. He probably just wants to get rid of a family that doesn't worship himself.
In the animation, it becomes that after Philotas was arrested, he asked Alexander to kill himself to stabilize the morale of the army, because he really knew the dissatisfaction of the soldiers and did not report it in time. He became a loyal minister who volunteered to sacrifice for the Lord, but he always felt that this plot was obviously the eastern way of thinking, and the western concept of loyalty was not like this at all.
Animated comment: Philotas is very loyal!
Bar Migno
Another tragic victim. Since the reign of Philip II, he has been an outstanding veteran. After Alexander ascended the throne, he also made great achievements, but they often had disputes on many major strategic issues. After Alexander pursued Darius to Ek Platthana, Barr Migno stayed put and didn't carry out the order to pursue Darius, which was a dangerous signal that the army was disloyal. For a long time, the soldiers' endless battles focused on him. He tried to make Alexander retreat to his hometown in this way, but it backfired. He was deprived of military power and placed under house arrest in Ekbata.
Later, after Philotas was killed, Alexander thought that Barr Migno must have something to do with the plot, even if it had nothing to do with it, it was also a hidden danger, because he killed his own son, and then he sent a task force to execute him. Another reason may be to scare the wavering army.
In the animation, he is a fat old man who is worried all day, always nagging that his son Alexander is the devil, and finally he is killed by those who betray Alexander, not executed by Alexander. This plot is probably to fulfill the glorious image of the protagonist (laughs).
Animation Review: Barr Migno is a nag!
Dinios
This man is knowledgeable, and his students are all over Greece, but he is willing to spend his life. He lives in a vat in a temple outside Athens, dressed in rags, unkempt and never takes a bath. People who don't know him will regard him as a beggar or a madman. He claimed that he only pursued the truth, and the wealth and splendor in the world were just magnified beasts displayed on human beings. He has a famous saying that from the perspective of human nature, the king is a beggar and the beggar is the king. He also has an interesting hobby. Whenever the sun is high, he will carry lanterns and carefully observe passers-by on the roadside to find those who are really kind and honest. After Alexander conquered Athens by soft means, he became curious about Socrates, whom Plato called insane, and came to the temple. At this moment, Dionysus is reposing in a vat. Alexander wanted to say hello to him. Before he could speak, the first Anisz said rudely, Please go away and don't block the sincere sunshine shining on me. Alexander introduced himself, anis said disdainfully, I don't care who you are, I'm a cynic, anis. The guards around Alexander were very angry and tried to help the rude guy, but Alexander stopped him. In the face of this man who doesn't care about himself, Alexander laughed heartily and didn't deal with Dionysus. Probably, it is interesting that he is so bold in this Greek world that everyone is smelling (anyway, the other party will not threaten his plan to conquer the world). This is the so-called hero cherishes the hero.
In animation, he is a key figure similar to a prophet and a guide, which helps Alexander to clearly understand the way he wants to go. He likes his words and criss-crossing lines, which allow him to create clothes and new things without destroying the essence.