[SunkenCiv]

The temple was abandoned in 1750 BCE, 1,000 years before the birth of Alexander the Great, suggesting these ancient civilizations had a deep and accurate understanding of their history

British MLBeum2018

[Joe 6-pack]

Kind of the premise for Kipling’s “Man Who Would Be King” :)

[chajin]

Well, if that was their bag, Dad...

The two conquerors who changed the world were Alexander and Chinggis. Practically all others made their mark, and then after they died their effects became less and less until the time came that nothing they accomplished remained, a collection of Ozymandias-rulers.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

That would not have been the first time Alexander the Pretty Alright was proclaimed divine. Egypt thought that he was divine as well. And his mommy hinted that Zeus was his daddy more then once.

[Seruzawa]

That’s probably a good way to get the murdering psychopath to leave you alone. “Ah. They worship me. I’ll go kill some other people.”

[Verginius Rufus]

Alexander wanted to be worshiped as a god. The Macedonians were not keen on the idea, the Greeks even less so.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Back over fifty years ago LIFE magazine had a great article on the influence of Alexander in the Middle East. They showed a photo of a jade head of Buddha that looked much like Alexander.

[MoochPooch]

This may be why the Muslims considered Alexander a prophet (along with Moses).