Some say Alexander the great was a short built man, of about 5'6". His mummy revealed the truth that he was indeed small. Looking at the average heights of men at the time (about 5'8") this might not be so far off. Modern people may say "Oh, he is so short." but in truth, he was average for a man at the time. Now, some say that he was ruthless, a bloodthirsty tyrant that had to prove himself greater then his father. Modern scientists would call this a "Nepoleon Complex". The need to prove ones-self bigger then he is. In truth, Nepoleon was 5'7", which in the 1700's was quite average. (Diet and life style were big contributing factors in height of the day). Napoleon Complex is usually a term given to short people with anger issues, and a need to prove himself bigger then he is.
Alexander was said to have been ruthless, but in all honesty, he was not sadistic. He only ruthlessly slaughtered once, and that was when he was rather drunk, right after his life-long friend and lover Hephaestion died. His campaigns lasted from 334BC through 323BC, and he died in Babylon one month short of his thirty-third birthday, and 8 months after Hephaestion passed.
As I posted in my earlier "Theory of hemlock" I said that he had three, not so violont last requests, though one theory of his requests which I personally do not like, would be that of his wanting to be sunk in a river. They call it Explicit. I agree.
I degress, Alexander may or may not have Napoleon Complex, that is up to you to decide, but I do not beleive he did, I just beleive he was short for his time, and a little hot-headed, nobody deserving the Napoleon pin.
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