[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 14 days agoHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?message-squaremessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1121arrow-down1message-squareHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 14 days agomessage-square61linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 days agoHe’s asking why is it Alexander the Great but not Caesar the Great. If Alexander was so great, he wouldn’t need “the great” after his name. Alexander itself would be enough.
minus-squareAskewLord@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·14 days agoHe’s trolling, yeah. I understood that. He’s called that because that’s what he’s called. Why is your username Blue Morpho? because that’s what you username is.
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 days agoNot 100% trolling, just thinking it was kinda weird that Caesar is not ‘Caesar the Great’, even though his name was reused by Augustus and others.
He’s asking why is it Alexander the Great but not Caesar the Great. If Alexander was so great, he wouldn’t need “the great” after his name. Alexander itself would be enough.
He’s trolling, yeah. I understood that.
He’s called that because that’s what he’s called.
Why is your username Blue Morpho? because that’s what you username is.
Not 100% trolling, just thinking it was kinda weird that Caesar is not ‘Caesar the Great’, even though his name was reused by Augustus and others.