To the strongest.

Eis ton kratiston. (To the strongest.)

Alexander the Great

Military Strategists

Alexander the Great

The Macedonian king who conquered the known world before his thirtieth birthday (356-323 BCE). Alexander the Great's campaign from Greece to India remains the most ambitious military operation in ancient history — a feat of leadership, logistics, and sheer will that created the Hellenistic civilization spanning three continents.

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Alexander the Great's Other Quotes

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.

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

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