blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.iotoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why do we glorify horrible people from the distant past?
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1 month agoI posted this question on Mastodon some time ago:
Is there any modern geopolitical issue that can’t be blamed on Alexander “the great”?
Indirectly, yes, but not far. The instability created by people fighting over the scraps of his conquests allowed the rise of the Roman empire, and people fighting over their scraps throughout the Middle Ages led to the creation of the modern empires.