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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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.
army leader greek
Your ancestors came to Macedonia and the rest of Hellas [Greece] and did us great harm, though we had done them no prior injury. I have been appointed leader of the Greeks, and wanting to punish the Persians I have come to Asia, which I took from you.
army world conquer
There are no more worlds to conquer!
army perfection victory
Are you still to learn that the end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue?
death acceptance political
A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.
thinking matter world
Do you not think it a matter worthy of lamentation that when there is such a vast multitude of them [worlds], we have not yet conquered one?
winning names athens
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
lying army virtue
Shall I pass by and leave you lying there because of the expedition you led against Greece, or shall I set you up again because of your magnanimity and your virtues in other respects?
funeral last-words contests
I foresee a great funeral contest over me.
army giving should
I consider not what Parmenio should receive, but what Alexander should give.
youth achilles glory
At Achilles tomb, O fortunate youth, to have found Homer as the herald of your glory!
toil pleasure please
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!