. . . Indeed, during the first half of the twentieth century, one scholar argued that he was a kind of Platonic philosopher-king or even a messianic figure like Jesus, sent on a “mission from the deity to harmonize men generally and to be the reconciler of the world”
More recently, however, a far less flattering portrait of Alexander has been drawn. Some have portrayed Alexander as an unstable alcoholic, prone to wine-fueled rages and violence. Others hae implied that he was a megalomaniac precursor of the political terrorist Stalin or the genocidal mass murderer Hitler. Historians also have denied that Alexander had any lasting effects on the ancient world. Or they have compared his effects to the ones that Herman Coertes and the conquistadors had upon the Aztech of Mexico between 1519 and 1522. ~ xv
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More recently, however, a far less flattering portrait of Alexander has been drawn. Some have portrayed Alexander as an unstable alcoholic, prone to wine-fueled rages and violence. Others hae implied that he was a megalomaniac precursor of the political terrorist Stalin or the genocidal mass murderer Hitler. Historians also have denied that Alexander had any lasting effects on the ancient world. Or they have compared his effects to the ones that Herman Coertes and the conquistadors had upon the Aztech of Mexico between 1519 and 1522. ~ xv