Alexander wanted to be remembered. He had to be greater thanAchilles to be remembered as the greatest.

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Alexander’s feats became the new model for ambitious Greeks andRomans.

Caesar wanted to be greater than Alexander so he would beremembered as the greatest. Having conquered western Europe, hewanted to take over what had been Alexander’s empire in Asia to begreatest. He was about to leave on this expedition to the east whenhe was assassinated but still his achievements were judged by latergenerations as the greatest. Subsequent rulers called themselves
Caesar, even down to modern times when the name was used by theKaisers of Germany and theCzars of Russia, both localised spellingsof Caesar.

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