In his prime, Alexander conquered much of the landmass known to ancient Greeks, which was still only 3-4% of the actual landmass of the world, and supposedly wept that there was no land left to conquer. His namesake, on the other hand, had another reason to weep: his inability to conquer the one territory that had kept defeating him, a Grand Slam. In his prime, Alexander conquered much of the landmass known to ancient Greeks, which was still only 3-4% of the actual landmass of the world, and supposedly wept that there was no land left to conquer. His namesake, on the other hand, had another reason to weep: his inability to conquer the one territory that had kept defeating him, a Grand Slam.
