A Quote from Pindar

[Nicator]

Pindar the fifth centure Theban poet saw no glory in killing. Ever the realist, he warned that war "was a sweet thing to him who does not know it, but to him who has made trial of it, it is a thing of fear".It is a Curious bit of irony that Alexander would spare his home during the sack of Thebes?later Nicator

[beausefaless]

I see a parallel between Pindar and Aristotle, I understand your point with Pindar, do you see my theory with Aristotle,(barbarians) non Greeks? Alexander was intelligent he had respect for what they both accomplished.

[susa]

Now, i wonder if Alexander saw any glory in killing?People who really read about him ought to know it is not so easy as that to say this about him.Have you ever considered that it could have been a "thing of fear" for Alexander?regards

[John.]

Reading Pindar, I was struck by how he glorified everyone to the stars. He would write a poem about someone who won a footrace in an Olympic event, and you'd think they should name a constellation after the guy.Maybe Alexander was thinking, "Hey, if these stupid athletes get this much glory, imagine what I could get." And so he liked people like Pindar who glorified people.John