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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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?
army world conquer
There are no more worlds to 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.
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 giving should
I consider not what Parmenio should receive, but what Alexander should give.
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?
army victory stealing
I do not steal victory.
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.
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.
youth achilles glory
At Achilles tomb, O fortunate youth, to have found Homer as the herald of your glory!
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.