"A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one."
~Aristotle
I believe that this quote clearly defines the difference between a city such as Athens and one such as Persepolis. Greek was a relatively small city, but made more technical, philosophical, medical, and societal advances than all of the Persian empire. Persepolis was a city of crushed people, working as slaves to one ruler. Without freedom, people are unable to achieve their true glory and greatness, and when an entire civilization is crushed, it is a great waste of life. I believe that this waste of life makes Alexander's mass killings not only acceptable, but necessary and good.
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