. AAEEANAPQZ iAinnaY Alexander, by Alexander as Zeus Ammon, on a coin of Lysimachus. Alexander forms an important epoch in thehistory of mankind. Alexander himself mustrank as one of the most remarkable men ofall ages and countries. It would be difficultto name any one whose career was more re-markable, especially when we remember thatall his achievements were crowded into twelve ALEXANDER SI years, and that he died before he reached middlelife, younger iu fact at the time of his deaththan Julius Caesar was when he began h
. AAEEANAPQZ iAinnaY Alexander, by Alexander as Zeus Ammon, on a coin of Lysimachus. Alexander forms an important epoch in thehistory of mankind. Alexander himself mustrank as one of the most remarkable men ofall ages and countries. It would be difficultto name any one whose career was more re-markable, especially when we remember thatall his achievements were crowded into twelve ALEXANDER SI years, and that he died before he reached middlelife, younger iu fact at the time of his deaththan Julius Caesar was when he began hiscareer. As a general he has no proved superiorin history. It is true that, as the Romans wereglad to remark, his Asiatic opponents were, likeother Asiatics, bad and untrustworthy troopssuch as have in other ages been defeated byforces small in number; but he had had todefeat Greek troops before he started for Asia,and in Asia itself Greeks were opposed to him:at Granicus 20,000 Greeks fought in the Persianarmy, and at Issus 30,000. When we considerhis uniform success under these circumstances,we can
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