King Agamemnon’s tendency to allow others to do much of the fighting in wars earns him rebuke and criticism; Alexander makes it a point to make sure he is in the middle of the fight, inspiring his fellow soldiers. Likewise, he sacrifices physical comfort in a Homeric manner with the intention of conquering until he reaches the end of the world. Therefore, the early influence of Homer’s poems expresses itself by how Alexander embodies the ideal Homeric
King Agamemnon’s tendency to allow others to do much of the fighting in wars earns him rebuke and criticism; Alexander makes it a point to make sure he is in the middle of the fight, inspiring his fellow soldiers. Likewise, he sacrifices physical comfort in a Homeric manner with the intention of conquering until he reaches the end of the world. Therefore, the early influence of Homer’s poems expresses itself by how Alexander embodies the ideal Homeric