Some of the figures have scale armour, and while this is very likely it is a matter of debate as to how common armour was within the ranks. All have the characteristic long hair and wear the kilt down to the knees. The first two-and-a-bit rows show the infantry figures, with a mix of archers, javelins and swordsmen. The box says 'Army of Porus', and that is exactly what you get, with all the major elements of infantry, cavalry, chariots and elephants together. The army of Porus was like nothing ever seen by the Greeks before, and this set depicts it in 1/72 scale plastic for the first time. Despite facing the new threat posed by elephants, Alexander was triumphant in his last major battle, although his campaign was soon to come to an end. Having secured local allies (his army now included allied Indian troops), he looked to continue his conquest eastward but faced the army of Porus at Hydaspes.
A few years later he had conquered the Persian Empire and now set foot in that once-distant place at the head of an army. When growing up in Macedonia, Alexander had thought that India was on the edge of the world.
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