Thought that the legendary army of Alexander the Great was invincible in all wars and never trembled before any kind of attack, but only because of the tiny grains of sand that the whole proud army almost died.
As one of the best military leaders in history, Alexander the Great led his army to battle in many places and achieved many resounding victories.
Alexander the Great’s forces were attacked with… sand.
Few people know that, to get those glorious victories, Alexander the Great and his mighty army had to face dangerous and deadly attacks of the enemy. Among these is famous when Alexander the Great’s forces were attacked with… sand . Tiny, seemingly harmless grains of sand were used by people in ancient times as dangerous weapons.
In particular, a number of documents record that Alexander the Great’s army besieged the city of Tire and encountered fierce resistance from the local army and people. The soldiers guarding the city of Tire had collected a large amount of sand in the area. After collecting and gathering in one place, the Tire people heated the sand until it turned red.
Alexander the Great’s forces suffered great losses in the face of this dangerous attack.
At that time, red hot sand was poured by the Tire soldiers towards Alexander the Great’s troops. As a result, Alexander the Great’s soldiers tasted pain when hot sand came into contact with their bodies. Meanwhile, many soldiers of Alexander the Great hurriedly removed their armor to remove the hot sand from their bodies. Immediately, they were shot dead by the Tire archers.
The fiery red sand was also used to set fire to enemy ships. Therefore, Alexander the Great’s forces suffered significant losses in the face of this dangerous attack.