Re:Monumental Record: the lives of the workers building the ...
by gherkinnn on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @06:08AM
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I don't. And you're right as in his exploits did not happen in a vacuum.
A pervasive theme is that time rumbles by and great men merely cling on and go with it at the right time. The Greeks were in the mood for a rampage and off they went. An Alexander born today won't start conquering foreign lands.
And yet, I can't shake the feeling that there must me something unique to Alexander and others.
Time passes, but not everybody massages it just enough to make a change.
A pervasive theme is that time rumbles by and great men merely cling on and go with it at the right time. The Greeks were in the mood for a rampage and off they went. An Alexander born today won't start conquering foreign lands.
And yet, I can't shake the feeling that there must me something unique to Alexander and others.
Time passes, but not everybody massages it just enough to make a change.