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90 THE WISDOM OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT An impossibly grand funeral was held, but most important, a funeral bier was built that, according to Arrian, was so large, composed of so much gold, and so grand, that it became an immediate tourist attraction. The bier was to be brought back to Pella, but was expropriated by Ptolemy (one of the Companions, a childhood friend of Alexander’s, and a rumored half-brother), who took it to Alexandria in Egypt and founded a dynasty there. Every tourist, from Roman emperors to slaves, visited the bier for centuries. Nero probably stole it for the gold to be melted down. Alexander’s body disappeared without a trace. In the late twentieth century, a Greek archaeologist found evidence of Greek writings in Siwah. The archaeologist contends it may well be where Alexander’s body was interred. Inferences and Allegations Alexander was mortal, despite being considered a god in his lifetime. The funeral bier would have helped consolidate his identity and his successors, and it would have strengthened unity by being displayed throughout the empire on its return to Pella. Irony is a jealous god—it turned out that Alexander’s body, once it was stolen by Ptolemy, actually contributed to the empire’s disintegrating immediately after his death. Leading Lessons In the end, we are all mortal. Buddha put it better than anyone: ‘‘We have all been dying since we were born.’’ Rec-
Leadership Process Three: Establishing Identity 91 ognizing this fact while we are alive may extend or improve the time that endures. Whether anything can be made of your death probably depends upon your will and the reliability of its executor. What is the real, enduring legacy we will leave behind: a gilded bier, cities, knowledge, a reputation, an army, or a unified civilization? I suppose this whole book is about asking the questions, ‘‘Who are you?’’ and ‘‘What do you want out of your life?’’
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FOREWORD Alexander the Great as a l
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PREFACE Leadership cannot be taught
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RÉSUMÉ Alexander the Great SIGNIF
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