Monday, February 2, 2009
Alexander the greatest
After hearing about the vision that Alexander had for his empire, I am sad that his dream never came into fruition. This is one man in history that I feel was truly beyond any moral system that he had encountered. It should come as no surprise that this prince from Macedonia that an equally great a teacher, Aristotle, someone who was about functional utility of ideas first and their metaphysical implications later. But even Aristotle had his biases, for one he believed that Greeks were truly superior people over any other culture whom they referred to as barbarians. But not Aristotle. Just barely 20 when becoming a ruler due to assassination of his father King philip, Alexander begin to create an empire with a strategical viewpoint in mind. He understood that the best way to rule over cultures like Egypt and Persia is to be like them. He took advice from Oracle of Amun Ra and acted as a god king among the Egyptians. After conquering strategically over much of the known world, his aspirations on how to run the Empire were even more beautiful. He wanted mass import and export of people from different cultures so that true intermingling of ideas can exist in his empire. He ruled his Empire not from Macedonia, but from Babylon. He married people from different cultures and creed together, to further his agenda of intermingling of people. There were people who opposed him, but when they crossed the line, they were disposed of as well. The man was a visionary. And its sad that a King like him died because of sickness, and at the age of 33.
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