: So yes I think the Pfhor would definitely have to be the Persians in that
: allegory, but Alexander the Great was born about 150 years after the
: Battle of Marathon. I suppose he could be analogous to Durandal in a
: symbolic sense but whether or not Bungie intended as much I don't know. I
: think he's such an interesting character though that he's symbolically
: analogous to a lot of historical figures and fictional characters and
: *that* I think was intentional if you look at all the references strewn
: through the games...
Taking Egypt back from the Persians was in Alexander's time, though, and there is that 17-year gap of a frozen stasis voyage in the games.
