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I'm a big Alexander the Great fan. Started when he was 16, conquered pretty much all the known world (discovering previously unknown bits, likt "India") and then died at 33. same age as Jesus, ironically.
For his age, he was a legend. He was also very good at uniting the people he conquered, even though they were all very different (e.g persian pansies compared to macedonian hardmen).
He also led the companion cavalry in the charge, was the first man in (and when you are charging in wedge formation, that takes balls the size of watermelons!)
He was also occasionally a good guy - like when they captured the persian King Daruis wife and family, he treated them with respect, rather than giving them to the troops...
although he did order all the babies thrown from the walls in Tyre. which wasnt overly nice. Interestingly, the Israelis have been pounding Tyre again...sucks to live there!
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