tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506803982752146525.post4676284799022161315..comments2024-03-25T20:17:29.106+00:00Comments on Careful With That Axe, Eugene: Reputations - Alexander the GreatDr Eugene O'Loughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12862889013218798392noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506803982752146525.post-24785875993533279132011-10-27T16:52:40.406+01:002011-10-27T16:52:40.406+01:00Reputations is so far a great series of lectures. ...Reputations is so far a great series of lectures. But they are extra-mural courses which are not broadcast or recorded. Just old-fashioned lectures!Dr Eugene O'Loughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862889013218798392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506803982752146525.post-40461387581149763402011-10-26T09:36:23.743+01:002011-10-26T09:36:23.743+01:00As a child I was in awe of Alexander, by the time ...As a child I was in awe of Alexander, by the time I was a teenager I had read enough to write a biography on him and his father. At that point I had a love hate relationship with Alexander. Great general, Great conqueror, Terrible Human being. Well that is what I decided when I was a young student. Only later when I had matured and learnt to read between the chapters of the history books did I realise what I had missed.<br /><br />History is written by the victor. Alexander's war crimes were no different than Julius Ceasar, Napoleon, Ghengis Khan or Hitler. All Empires are built on the suffering of others, so while I love reading about the history and tactics of battles etc, I cannot help but be saddened also.<br /><br />Would Alexander have taken and Seleucus have held Asia Minor if they were liberators and not conquerors? Looking at how Saddam Hussein maintained power in Iraq compared to the Coalition and new government we can see how difficult such a conquest was.<br /><br />Loving your blogs on the Reputations lectures, any chance they are made available as webinars by Trinity College?Anthony Potamitishttp://www.potamitis.netnoreply@blogger.com