Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great1956

Stars: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Barry Jones
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Rating: NOT RATED
Runtime: 141 minutes

Alexander III of Macedon (Greek: ?????????? ?? ? ???????; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Ancient Greek: ?????????? ? ?????, translit. Aléxandros ho Mégas), was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek ki… more »



Nectenabus:
There were signs of greatness at his birth! Quakes and storms shook the earth - and in the skies, a star fell... and two eagles perched upon the roof of the Queen's chamber. And in far-off Asia... the Temple of Ephesus was struck by lightning and burnt to the ground.

Philip of Macedonia:
And how did you read these signs, soothsayer?

Nectenabus:
The two eagles - that he was born to rule two worlds. The burning of the Temple - that a torch was kindled that day that would one day consume all the world. And this torch... your son.

Philip of Macedonia:
And the falling of the star?

Olympias:
That a god was born to me... *of* a god.

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