India, July 6 -- The legendary Macedonian King Alexander III, famously known as Alexander the Great (who was educated by the titanic Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle and slept with the venerable Greek poet Homer's monumental epic poem Iliad under his pillow), who brought to its knees the formidable Persian empire and who is universally regarded as one of the greatest military geniuses in human history, is a household name in India.

After the death of Spitamenes (the courtier turned rebel Zoroastrian warlord from Sogdiana who was the last belligerent Persian leader to challenge the ascending might of Alexander in battle) and his marriage to the ravishingly beautiful sixteen years old Roxana (meaning 'little star'), the daughter o...