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Alexander the Great inherited most of his success from his father. Although a competent and ambitious commander, he would have been a nobody if his daddy hadn’t
by Gud 2y ago
Alexander the Great inherited most of his success from his father. Although a competent and ambitious commander, he would have been a nobody if his daddy hadn’t been Mr. big shot.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoJust another reason to consider oneself damaged goods, no big shot daddy and not being born a king.
- Gud 2y agolol. There are plenty of cases of people who rose through the ranks to become powerful beyond anyone’s wildest dreams. Adolf Hitler, maybe the most famous example.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoSure, but if you think you are inferior on a personal basis, and inferior on a situational basis, that doesnt boost self esteem.
- theoryofx 2y agoAnd yet most people who inherited the same as he did would have done nothing of note with it and faded into obscurity. Like most of the Macedonian kings before and not long after. Reality is complicated...
- Gud 2y agoSorry, who in Ancient Greece inherited the same position as Alexander did? Philip II was a one of a kind, once in 20 generations kind of guy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_of_Macedonia_under_Philip_II https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_of_Macedonia_under...
- theoryofx 2y agoMany people have inherited great power and wealth and squandered it. That's the default case. Philip inherited too. He built on his father's very considerable success, just like Alexander built on his father's. Amyntas III -> Philip II -> Alexander III They're a dynastic set. There's not a lot of sense in separating and comparing them. But in terms of lasting impact, it's not even close. Philip II exerted control over Greece for a brief time but didn't change much. Alexander changed the entire world permanently.