"I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity."

— Alexander the Great

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"I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity."

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Era: Ancient

Region: Greece

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

356 BCE – 323 BCE

King of Macedon who, by age 30, had conquered the Persian Empire and reached the Indus. Tutored by Aristotle, he combined classical education with unmatched tactical imagination.

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