Bactria, Afghanistan

Hindu Kush Mountains.

The army of Alexander the Great followed him faithfully through the cold, winter climates of Hindu Kush while in pursuit of the Persian leader Bessus in March and April 329 B.C.E. With an army of 8,000 Bactrians Bessus tried to force the Macedonian army to follow him into India where Bessus's own army would be more comfortable fighting, but Alexander was approaching too quickly, so the Bactrians abandoned their leader. Those that remained loyal regardless of the approaching danger crossed the river Oxus with him. Alexander was impending, but with his troops on the verge of starvation, they could not move as quickly as Alexander would have liked. Having already crossed Hindu Kush, the men looked for grains that weren't there, but cleverly hidden by the local people. They survived on fish and herbs, and when those main sources of food ran out, Alexander told them to eat their pack animals which let them survive until the arrived at Bactria.

Just skimming the surface of the many places he visited can be found on this map : Alexander the Great