Many years ago, PBS created a fabulous TV series titled: "In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great."The series was about Michael Wood's multi-year project of retracing on land the travels of Alexander the Great...following ancient writings, modern folk lore and rumors the trip became an award winning documentary.
This series used to be supported on the PBS website with TONS of educational materials, but it is no longer available. Only the series is available in DVD or book..both of these are available from Amazon.com
Social Studies/history teachers that teach about Ancient Greece...This series is an excellent documentary not just for the history component, but for teaching geography as well .
This series is well worth watching &/or adding to your personal teaching materials. I showed many portions of the video and had the students map his journey on their own maps of Asia.
You may be able to check this out at a public library or check your district or school's media center ...maybe available at these places?
The DVD set & paperback book are available from Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Footsteps-Alexander-Great-Region/dp/B0002CH90K/ref=pd_sim_b_3
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