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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youth achilles glory
At Achilles tomb, O fortunate youth, to have found Homer as the herald of your glory!
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?
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?
toil pleasure please
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
funeral last-words contests
I foresee a great funeral contest over me.
winning names athens
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
men limits noble
As for a limit to one’s labors, I, for one, do not recognize any for a high-minded man, except that the labors themselves should lead to noble accomplishments.
death acceptance political
A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.
army world conquer
There are no more worlds to conquer!
victory may taste
I send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge the bitterness of my victory.
funny death health
I am dying with the help of too many physicians.
war school past
We of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war
hearing noble ill
There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of, when I am doing well;
two political heaven
Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.