[neaden]

I mean, Alexander was if nothing else a pretty bad guy to be be around. Just ask his friend Cleitus who saved Alexander's life but would later get killed by him in a drunken fight.

[Ialdaboth]

To be fair, binge drinking (and its share of drawbacks) when celebrating military victories was very much a big feature of Macedonian culture.

[Eumenes]

yeah, he was a young violent warlord, not unlike his contemporaries, but had some redeeming qualities of honor and respecting the culture of places he conquered, which was unusual for the time.

[boomboomsubban]

Isn't the original article an example of him disrespecting the culture of the place he conquered?

[pegasus]

Some level of respect, higher than the average warlord of the time.

[SuoDuanDao]

An Elon Musk of the ancient world.

[bigbillheck]

Not really, Alexander actually did stuff.