Alexander the great

[crazy legs]

I heard when he was asked who was to succeed him he said " the strongest", but on Wikipedia it says that the greek for 'strongest' sounds alot like the name of one of his generals. Can anyone confirm this as I don't really trust Wikipedia, Thanks.

[dot.hawkes]

http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexande r_t61.html

three weeks ago i sat in the same place that Alexander had sat in all those centuries ago, it was very emotional. but i am daft lol

[kempie]

This debate about the possible deathbed reply Alexander gave as to the naming of his successor is well documented in scholarly works such as The Greek World after Alexander by Graham Shipley.

Was it "t�i kratist�i" ("To the strongest!" - Greek kratos, strength) or "t�i Krater�i" ("To Krateros" - Macedonian general and one of the Diadochi).

Of course, nobody is still alive to confirm any such utterances.

[jno]

they can't even decide if George V's last words were 'How is the empire?' or 'B*gger Bognor', so the chances of sorting out Alexander's are slim, especially if he slurred his words at all.