1. When Alexander defeated the troops of Darius at the river Issus (in 333 BC), the latter abandoned his family and fled. Darius' mother Sysigambis, the wife of Stateira II and the daughter of Stateira III mourn, believing that Darius has been killed in battle. Alexander sends a messenger, Leonnatus, to tell them that the Persian king is alive. When Alexander appears on the royal stage with Hephaestion, according to the ancient sources, it is Darius' mother who falls at his feet, not his wife, as is wrongly shown in the series scene. According to Plutarch, Alexander refuses to see Darius' wife again so as not to offend his rival.
No source testifies that Stateira II gave birth to Alexander's child. This was the daughter of Darius, Stateira III, whom Alexander married in the context of political marriages, performed in order to legitimize the conquests in the eyes of the native populations. When Sisygambis learned of Alexander's death, she committed suicide out of grief. Particularly interesting is his attitude towards the women of his opponents, characterized by absolute respect and a willingness to protect (he is known to have even imposed the death penalty on members of his army who, disobeying orders, committed rape). This phenomenon has always been an exception to war morals and indicates his intentions and the policy of the unification of nations/races.
2. After the conquest of Egypt, Alexander is shown in the series fighting in Egyptian garb. This never happened. Alexander always fought as a Macedonian, with the armament of the Macedonians. The series overemphasizes the influence of Egyptian culture on Alexander, a fact not assumed by the sources. Alexander, according to ancient literature, however, accepted the titles of each people he conquered, in order to legitimize himself as their leader.
3. The episode with the Gordian link is downgraded in the series. Alexander traveled kilometers in order to reach the port of Gordius and in front of a crowd of people to cut the Gordian bond. It was yet another genius political move by the great soldier to establish his reputation and power to foes and friends alike.
4. When Professor Jennifer Finn, of Loyola University Chicago, correctly states that Alexander was surrounded by a circle of close friends, who supported him throughout his journey, such as Hephaestion and Ptolemy, she does not make even the slightest mention of his studies next to Aristotle, in the teaching of the philosopher and in the concept of the proverbial Aristotelian friendship.
5. Distinguished Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones of Cardiff University in Wales, a scholar of Persian culture, describes Babylon as a center of culture, which it undoubtedly was. But there is no mention in the Netflix series about Greek culture, about its fundamental values, democracy and philosophy. Why did Alexander campaign in Asia Minor? To free the city-states of the region from the tyranny of the Persians. This was the wish and burning desire of Isocrates, Philip II, the soldier himself. Alexander liberates the Greek cities - the cradle of philosophy - and restores their democratic function. This is not mentioned anywhere in the series.
6. The relationship of the Palace of the Goats, as presented in the series, has absolutely nothing to do with the form and architecture of the palace complex that has been excavated and restored by the competent department of the Ministry of Culture.
