A l e x a n d e r t h e G r e a t 43 (After a short while, Alexander comes out of his tent holding a book. He sits on a tree stump and starts to read. He notices Ptolemy looking at the entrance of his tent): Alexander: Ptolemy, Ptolemy! Approach. (Ptolemy walks towards Alexander). Alexander: Shortly, we will start to cross the river. (Ptolemy looks at the book next to Alexander on the tree stump. He picks it up and reads the title): Ptolemy: ‘The Book of India’ by Tesias. You really cannot wait, right? Alexander: No, I cannot. When we have conquered India, we could only then say that the whole ofAsia is in our hands.Afterwards, we will return home. We will start to change the world, Ptolemy. Ptolemy: Do you think the world can be changed? You think we can succeed in this project?! Alexander: I believe we can. You remember when we were young how we used to dream and how we were full of ambition and hope?! Those little children have now defeated the greatest empire on the face of the
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