2005/04/04
Alexander
The most important work he did was probably building of the library, the first in history, at Alexandria, Egypt.
His mother tongue was probably Greek, because his country was near Geece, the international language at the time was Greek, and his teacher was the noted Greek, Aristoteles, or Aristotle.
Alexander, a motion picture made under the direction of Oliver Stone in 2004, gives the story of his long journey in short three hours. In this picture, the king and the teacher have different views on going international. The teacher takes a low opinion of other nations like Babylon. The king, on the other hand, gives respect to ways of other nations which he takes under his rule. He even gets married with a girl from a small but rough group of families living among the mountains, making his freinds and relations angry or surprised.
The language used in the picture is English. What is interesting is that persons from other lands give their talk in simple English like Basic. The rhythms and sounds of their English, in addition, is those of persons talking in a second language: rough, strong, and strangely beautiful. Some are like Irish. Some are like the one from India or somewhere from the East.
If you go to see this motion picture only for amusement, you will have a hard time. It takes three hours! If you are interested in history, war, sex, political questions or other things, you will have a good time learning about the days and places of this young man.
Alexander in the picture is interested in stories of strong men from the past. One is the story of Achileus, or Achiless, fighting in the Trojan War, a noted story from Homer's Iliad. Another is of Heracules, or Hercules. Getting some knowledge of them before seeing Alexander will give you a happier time.
The picture of Alexander on horseback is from Yahoo!Movies. ¶ 00:00
| Alexandros was young king of Mecedonia, about 2300 years back from now, who took Greece, Egypt, Babylon, Persia, and India under his rule. It was, to anyone in that time and place, the same as taking all of Europe, Africa and Asia, all the lands on the face of the earth.
The most important work he did was probably building of the library, the first in history, at Alexandria, Egypt.
His mother tongue was probably Greek, because his country was near Geece, the international language at the time was Greek, and his teacher was the noted Greek, Aristoteles, or Aristotle.
Alexander, a motion picture made under the direction of Oliver Stone in 2004, gives the story of his long journey in short three hours. In this picture, the king and the teacher have different views on going international. The teacher takes a low opinion of other nations like Babylon. The king, on the other hand, gives respect to ways of other nations which he takes under his rule. He even gets married with a girl from a small but rough group of families living among the mountains, making his freinds and relations angry or surprised.
The language used in the picture is English. What is interesting is that persons from other lands give their talk in simple English like Basic. The rhythms and sounds of their English, in addition, is those of persons talking in a second language: rough, strong, and strangely beautiful. Some are like Irish. Some are like the one from India or somewhere from the East.
If you go to see this motion picture only for amusement, you will have a hard time. It takes three hours! If you are interested in history, war, sex, political questions or other things, you will have a good time learning about the days and places of this young man.
Alexander in the picture is interested in stories of strong men from the past. One is the story of Achileus, or Achiless, fighting in the Trojan War, a noted story from Homer's Iliad. Another is of Heracules, or Hercules. Getting some knowledge of them before seeing Alexander will give you a happier time.
The picture of Alexander on horseback is from Yahoo!Movies. ¶ 00:00
