Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a Kingof the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II, to the throne at the age of twenty. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, and by the age of thirty he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient...
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leaving risk lovely
Toil and risk are the price of glory, but it is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving an everlasting fame.
moving army greek
Youths of the Pellaians and of the Macedonians and of the Hellenic Amphictiony and of the Lakedaimonians and of the Corinthians... and of all the Hellenic peoples, join your fellow-soldiers and entrust yourselves to me, so that we can move against the barbarians and liberate ourselves from the Persian bondage, for as Greeks we should not be slaves to barbarians.
fighting men history
On their side more men are standing, on ours more will fight!
would-be ifs
But truly, if I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.
kings army punishment
Now you fear punishment and beg for your lives, so I will let you free, if not for any other reason so that you can see the difference between a Greek king and a barbarian tyrant, so do not expect to suffer any harm from me. A king does not kill messengers.
logistics firsts campaigns
My logisticians are a humorless lot ... they know if my campaign fails, they are the first ones I will slay.
ends conquest objects
The end and object of conquest is to avoid doing the same thing as the conquered.
son land feet
I am involved in the land of a leonine and brave people, where every foot of the ground is like a well of steel, confronting my soldier. You have brought only one son into the world, but everyone in this land can be called an Alexander.
might world conquer
Are there no more worlds that I might conquer?
brother fate army
Holy shadows of the dead, I'm not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister nations and brother people, to fight one another. I do not feel happy for this victory of mine. On the contrary, I would be glad, brothers, if I had all of you standing here next to me, since we are united by the same language, the same blood and the same visions.
sex sleep army
Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal.
knowledge dominion excellent
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.
funny death health
I am dying with the help of too many physicians.
two political heaven
Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.