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 »


Aristotle:
Do you know how vast the Persian Empire is?

Alexander:
From the Nile, to the Indus... from Samarkand, to Babylon.

Aristotle:
And beyond. Do you know how many different people live there?

Alexander:
By heart. Carians, Armenians, Jews, Parthians, Egyptians... I know their customs and their gods.

Aristotle:
Yes. But this is more than an empire, this is colossus. To rule it would take a man as great as *you can be*... That is why I say, "Patience".

Alexander:
Patience? My time is short.

Aristotle:
Short?

Alexander:
When the great god Zeus, father of Achilles, gave him his choice of a long life of obscurity and a short life filled with glory, he chose glory. So did I. Achilles died young...

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