But Alexander was stressing his link with Achilles... Achilles was also a stirring Greek hero, useful for a… — Robin Lane Fox
But Alexander was stressing his link with Achilles... Achilles was also a stirring Greek hero, useful for a Macedonian king whose Greek ancestry did not stop Greeks from calling him a barbarian.
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