Leviathan · Character
Alexander the Great
Macedonian conqueror who built a vast empire, used as a historical example.
minor
Also known as Alexander
First appearance: part i of man
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In VII: Of the Ends, or Resolutions of Discourse: Mentioned as an example of historical figures whose acts are recorded by historians, illustrating that belief in such accounts is faith in the historian, not the…
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- Historical and theological exemplars
- Protagonist
- Patriarchs and rulers of Egypt
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- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it reveals the sovereign's right to punish is not a gift from subj…
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- VII: Of the Ends, or Resolutions of Discourse
- XXXIII: Of the Number, Antiquity, Scope, Authority, and Interpreters of the Books of Holy Scripture
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