Philosopher Who Chose Death by Fire, Predicted Alexander's Fate

In 326 BC, Alexander the Great arrived in Taxila, the ancient seat of learning where East met West. There, he encountered Calanus, a philosopher whose calm defiance and spiritual strength would change the conqueror’s understanding of power and destiny. This is the forgotten story of a friendship born in conquest and ended in fire, when a philosopher taught the world’s greatest king the meaning of self-mastery. Travel through the deserts of Sindh, the palaces of Persia, and the sacred pyre of Pasargadae, as we explore how a sage from ancient India left an indelible mark on Alexander’s empire, and on history itself.