Was Alexander the Great really that great? - Stephanie Honchell Smith
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DownloadOrder, order! Who do we have on the stand today?
Alexander... the Great, eh? Well, what’s so great about him?
Your honor, the better question is, what's not great about him?
He was the King of Macedon
and considered a living demigod by Egyptians and Greeks alike.
He conquered Persia when it was one of Earth's largest empires.
And he was a thoughtful student of Aristotle,
creative enough to untie the impossibly tight Gordian knot
by cutting it in half.
The Gordian knot is a myth—
Full subtitles available in the video player
Key Vocabulary (13)
Power refers to the ability to do something or to control people and things. It also means the energy, like electricity, used to make machines, lights, and heaters work.
excellent
"Great idea!"
Honor is a feeling of high respect or great pride for someone or something. In school, it often refers to a special award or title given for doing very good work.
"The honor is important."
male parent
"My father works."
The amount or quantity of something that is as much as is needed or required. It indicates that no more is necessary to achieve a goal or satisfy a desire.
"The enough is important."
A judge is a person who works in a court of law and makes official decisions about legal cases. They listen to the facts and decide how to punish people who break the law.
Grammar in This Video
"Who do we have on the stand today?"
"He was the King of Macedon"
"Some evidence suggests he was murdered by a humiliated ex-lover."
"Calling him “great” just plays into this propaganda"
"he was murdered by a humiliated ex-lover"
"stories invented to enhance Alexander’s legend"
"it’s far more likely Alexander had his father murdered"
"Some evidence suggests he was murdered"
