I do not think that a force like Alexander could exist today. First of all, no one would be able to take over the world and defeat every empire today. One of the most powerful people that exist is the president, but he cannot even compare to the force of Alexander. Alexander also was not afraid of anything. I think that is anyone became as powerful as him, they would be questioned. It would be almost impossible for a force like him to exist today. How do we even know that everything that Alexander did was true? It was all a myth told by people and passed down. When we did that story telephone thing in class, our story got completely messed up. It could have easily gotten a word messed up here and there and then the story could have completely changed. For example, the first person may have said that Alexander lost the war, but when the story is told over a thousand times, it can get messed up and turn into that he won the war. All of the other information could prove that the war was lost. The Greeks were outnumbered by a lot, so if they lost it would not have been a big surprise. So maybe he was not even that big of a force.
I agree that a force like Alexander the Great could not exist today. I like how you talked about the story that we did in class. I like how you offer an argument against Alexander, but there is so much evidence supporting his reign and conquests that he had to have a huge army. I do agree that the story could have been passed down differently and the stories could have definitely changed. This is a great post! Nice blog!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Alexander was too big of a force and no one could even compare to the things he did. Also, there are too strong of empires, and too many allies that no one could take them all without collapsing.
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