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I mean, Alexander was if nothing else a pretty bad guy to be be around. Just ask his friend Cleitus who saved Alexander's life but would later get killed by him
by neaden 4y ago
I mean, Alexander was if nothing else a pretty bad guy to be be around. Just ask his friend Cleitus who saved Alexander's life but would later get killed by him in a drunken fight.
- Ialdaboth 4y agoTo be fair, binge drinking (and its share of drawbacks) when celebrating military victories was very much a big feature of Macedonian culture.
- Eumenes 4y agoyeah, he was a young violent warlord, not unlike his contemporaries, but had some redeeming qualities of honor and respecting the culture of places he conquered, which was unusual for the time.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoIsn't the original article an example of him disrespecting the culture of the place he conquered?
- pegasus 4y agoSome level of respect, higher than the average warlord of the time.
- SuoDuanDao 4y agoAn Elon Musk of the ancient world.
- bigbillheck 4y agoNot really, Alexander actually did stuff.