Daily #22

Was Alexander the Great a "good leader"? Compare/Contrast with Pericles.


I don't think Alexander the Great was a good leader.  I think he was a Great leader! Haha get it.. oookay well this is awkward.  Well anyway, I think he was a good leader, but he was the total opposite of Pericles.  Pericles was all about improving the city, but Alexander was all about being a world power.  If my goal was to be the ruler of the world, my first job would be to destroy Sam and his army of losers.  I think I honestly preferred Pericles way of leading.  He worked on his city, not things for his own personal goals.  Alexander, however, just worked to create his own personal myth.  Pericles build up the city to a major power and I think that is something that makes the people happy.  Alexander taking over all of Asia obviously made the people happy too, but I would prefer to not be worrying about if the men were going to come back all right.  Pericles was pretty chill.  I like him a lot more than I like Alexander the Great.  If he was more attractive, I could seriously hear the bells chiming at our wedding ;).  We would name our kid Sam and then he would be killed in one Alexander's battles.  I have to say as much as I love Alexander the Great, Pericles is just better.  Pericles led the people to a happy golden age, and Alexander led them to victory.  Both are great leaders, and both deserve a lot of credit for what they did.