Does a man who crucified 2,000 men deserve the title “great” in his name?[1] I don’t think so!
With wars comes many deaths and injuries. Alexander may have conquered 2 million square miles of land by the end of his life, but people are forgetting one thing:
With claiming others land may end up in wars. Maybe this is how he has killed an estimated of a 100,000 people in just four battles?![2] I mean, seriously, if you do the math 100,000 is a gigantic number.
Source: https://americangallery.wordpress.com/
I don’t know about you, but if this guy was going to invade my city in that time period, I would surrender without a fight just like the cities/empires along the Mediterranean Coast did because man, he is ruthless.
According to the “Alexander of Macedonia” by Peter Green:
When Alexander and his army reached a town called Tyre he was furious that they were able to hold him off for seven months, so when he got to the island and invaded the city everyone that did not sought sanctuary (safety in a temple) was to be either slain or executed. Now that totally sounds great.
That wasn’t all he did. Alexander and his empire sold the surviving 30,000 into slavery and crucified 2000 men that were military age. Buildings were burnt to the ground and many people had died. The air had been thick with ash and smoke. The people of Tyre were obviously treated severely.
According to “The Legend of the Hat Band” by Ian Worthington:
Legend has it that Alexander was wearing a hat with a band. One day there were strong gusty winds so then the hat fell into the water, but then the band was carried away by the winds. One of his men went to get it by swimming there. Once he reached the place where it was he couldn’t carry it with his hands, so he put it on his head. When he got back, Alexander was so pleased with the man’s work so then he gave him a reward of more than 10,000 dollars. Right after that he had him executed because apparently the prophets told him that he shouldn’t have anyone else to wear the the hat band. To be safe just because of a hat band he killed the guy who retrieved his hat band.
For a guy that has killed over 100,000 people in four wars, sold 30,000 to enslavery, crucified 2,000 men, and executing a man who retrieved his significant, sacred hat band definitely does not deserve the title “great” in his name.
1 Alexander of Macedonia - Created by Peter Green
2 The Chart of Alexander’s Legacy - Created by Various Sources
