ALEXANDER THE GAY; He slaughtered, crucified and enslaved. But a new film portrays the ancient world's most brutal tyrant in a very different light ... From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: December 8, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: CHRISTOPHER HUDSON

ALEXANDER the Great was inconsolable. The paramour he loved best in all the world had died of a fever, and the King had reached the deathbed too late to be with his favourite at the last. For only the second time in his life, Alexander broke down. For three days he refused to eat or drink. It was a week before he could take any decisions.

According to one ancient historian, this supreme military leader of ancient times, the conqueror of two-thirds of the civilised world, lay sobbing for a day and a night on the body of his beloved, refusing to be ...

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