Similarities Between Alexander The Great And Clovis

There are many leaders in the world, but there are few that reshape the world they live in like Alexander the Great and Clovis did. Each of these men embodied positive and negative attributes the ancient world viewed as the most important to them.

During the time of “The History of the Franks”, Clovis was looked upon as the leader that converted to Christianity then used his converting to Christianity to discover his political desires. By Clovis converting over to Christianity, he gained numerous amount of support from Christian leaders and allies.

Around A.D. 486 Clovis was considered a very brutal person. Clovis and his group of men would destroy and burn down churches and everything else that resembled it. “The soldiers had borne away

He accomplished a large amount of incredible things during his life time. He managed to change the ancient world in a decade. Alexander embodied many attributes that made him a great leader.

The first attribute that stood out about Alexander is, he led by example. He was out on the battlefield with his men. Majority of the time he was out in the front of them leading the way. Even when the men were training, he was right there with them. A good leader does not just sit back and watch his men fight and, train, he joins them and that is exactly what Alexander did. “The Great King was there in person with his army” (Arrian, History of Alexander the Great p.1).

The second attribute that stood out about Alexander is, he rewarded and appreciated his men. A normal general does not have a connection with their men like Alexander had with his. He remembered all of their names and all the great things they did. “He also made a number of other money awards for distinguished conduct …. For good service generally (Arrian, History of Alexander the Great p.

He had sympathy and cared for the people in his town as well. He showed that he was a self-less man. In order to be an effective leader over a large amount of people, one important thing you must have is sympathy, show your people that you care about them and what you are doing is for them. For example in the text, after he gets hurt in a war, he gets up and gives his speech, in his speech he is giving praise to everyone and showing sympathy to Darius’ Family. “At the ceremony he spoke in praise of every man who by his own observation or from reliable report he knew had distinguished himself in fighting, and marked …. His sympathy was extended, moreover, even to Darius’ mother, wife and children (Arrian, History of Alexander The Great