He was headed into India which he imagined was 'the end of the earth' to the east. He then had plans to go west and take over Western Europe, mistakenly imagining he would then have conquered the whole world. Great ego.
However his soldiers, having been on the warpath for ten years had had enough and wanted to go home and enjoy their spoils. As much as he ranted and raved, they refused to go any further and he had to turn back. It was just as well, as he would have collided with a rising Indian king Chandragupta and 1,000 war elephants who would have overrun and destroyed his army.
326 BC
Alexander
His conquest of the Persian Empire took place 334 BCE to 326 BC.
he took over the land
After invading India, Alexander the Great's troops were becoming insubordinate. They had not been home in twelve years and were disgusted by Alexander's adoption of eastern customs.
They reached the Punjab where his army refused to go further, and he was forced to go back. This was just as well for him, as Chandragupta's massive army was moving west and would have overrun Alexander's force.
His horses name was 'Bucephalus'. Here's more: Bucephalus died in June 326 BC, and his breed is an Equus Caballus horse.
His soldiers simply refused to go any further. Alexander did not turn back to Greece by the way. He went back to Babylon which he wanted to establish as the new capital of his Empire. It was there that he died.
B.C. stands for Before Christ. B.C., numbers up become smaller. The counting goes in reverse.
Pickle g. Corndog
he started his expedition in 372 BC
Bc - 356-323 BC