Alexander

[Ori]

Was he really great, or a barbarian?

 

[njcl]

both i suppose,well to conquer and hold onto land requires greatness and ruthlessness...i watched a programme on hanibal,wow what an intelligent strategic fighter he was

 

[michel]

He seems to have no better nor worse than others of his time; as njcl put it, ruthless, but a great tactician. Here is a link to a biography:-

http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander00.html