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Porus is a historical drama television series based on the Battle of the Hydaspes, visualizing the lives of Porus, ruler of the Paurava Kingdom in India, and Alexander the Great, the king of Macedonia. It aired from 27 November 2017 till 13 November 2018 on Sony Entertainment Television. Another historical drama, Chandragupta Maurya, replaced it.
Porus or Poros (Ancient Greek: Πῶρος Pôros; fl. 326–321 BC) was an ancient Indian king whose territory spanned the region between the Jhelum River (Hydaspes) and Chenab River (Acesines), in the Punjab region of what is now India and Pakistan. [2] He is only mentioned in Greek sources.
All historical accounts agree that the last Nanda king was unpopular among his subjects. According to Diodorus, Porus told Alexander that the contemporary Nanda king was a man of "worthless character", and was not respected by his subjects as he was thought to be of low origin. Curtius also states that according to Porus, the Nanda king was ...
Curtius also states that according to Porus, the Nanda king was despised by his subjects. [9] According to Plutarch , who claims that Androkottos (identified as Chandragupta) met Alexander, Androkottos later declared that Alexander could have easily conquered the Nanda territory (Gangaridai and Prasii) because the Nanda king was hated and ...
Alexander was initially set on venturing into India, but the battle against Porus curbed his aspirations. His army mutinied when faced with opposing the Nanda Empire and their subordinate Gangaridai. According to the Greek historian Plutarch, the previous, costly conflict against Porus's much smaller army contributed significantly to their unease.
Archaeologists working in Egypt's Valley of the Kings may have found the tomb of King Tutankhamun's wife, reports LiveScience.. Though only 10 years old when ascended to power, Tutankhamun took ...
Sporus (died 69 AD) was a young slave boy whom the Roman emperor Nero had castrated and married as his empress during his tour of Greece in 66–67 AD, allegedly in order for him to play the role of his wife, Poppaea Sabina, who had died the previous year. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Michael Bezjian/WireImage Cher’s son Elijah Allman and wife Marieangela King have had their share of ups and downs. The couple met in 2013 and tied the knot that December. Although Allman was ...