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To: Scoutmaster

Had he lived we would must likely be talking about Philip the Great, instead of Alexander the Great.


7 posted on 10/11/2014 9:28:41 AM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: jpsb

No joke. He wanted to invade the Persian Empire, but knew he’d have to wrap up the Greek city-states before he started. When Al crossed to Anatolia, he liberated the Greeks there and other occupied peoples (and of course took over their rule). The huge polyglot Persian army had Greek contingents who at first didn’t like the Macedonian, but during the long winter at Balkh, as the Great One was healing from serious wounds, a couple hundred thousand Greek reinforcements were on their way to join him, so many that he split his army into four parts and cleaned out all opposition that much faster.


11 posted on 10/11/2014 9:48:18 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jpsb

They were both Great.

They affected the whole world in ways few families have ever done.

The Greek culture was dominant for an age, and its heavy influence continues to the present day.

There’s a reason that the New Testament was written in Common Greek.


15 posted on 10/11/2014 10:14:44 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (The idea that the courts make our laws is in fact a coup d'etat. Wake up, America.)
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To: jpsb

Very likely true.


18 posted on 10/11/2014 10:15:48 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Free goodies for all -- Freedom for none.)
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