Alexander The Great Quotes

“one of the king’s own bodyguards reached in his cloak, pulled out a dagger, and plunged it into King Philip’s heart. The murderer’s name was Pausanias, and he was certainly no stranger to King Philip; in fact, this man had once been the king’s lover.”
― Henry Freeman, Alexander The Great: A History From Beginning To End

“Alexander was a man who wanted to carry his passion with him wherever he went.”
― Henry Freeman, Alexander The Great: A History From Beginning To End

“Aristotle’s father was actually the court physician for Philip’s own father and from here Aristotle had developed strong ties to the Macedonian kingdom.”
― Henry Freeman, Alexander The Great: A History From Beginning To End

“As Alexander quickly matured and embarked upon adolescence, his father realized that he needed a skilled tutor to instruct his son not only in the physical arena, but also in the theatre of the mind. For King Philip only one man was worthy of this task: the Greek Philosopher and prolific writer, Aristotle.”
― Henry Freeman, Alexander The Great: A History From Beginning To End

“His father Philip made it clear from the beginning that he wanted his son to work hard and to achieve his right to his father’s throne through hardship and abstinence from luxury.”
― Henry Freeman, Alexander The Great: A History From Beginning To End

“Alexander, the son of the Macedonian King Philip II, was born in the year 356 BCE.”
― Henry Freeman, Alexander The Great: A History From Beginning To End

“This actor was apparently rather convincing and, laying it on as thick as he could, proceeded to plead with the representatives to help Alexander free his oppressed city from the tyrannical abuses of the Persian king.”
― Henry Freeman, Alexander The Great: A History From Beginning To End

“An army of lions led by a sheep is better than an army of sheep led by a lion.”
― Henry Freeman, Alexander the Great: A Life from Beginning to End