# Alexander the Great — Leviathan character guide

> Alexander the Great in Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Alexander

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-of-man

## Who they are

Macedonian conqueror who built a vast empire, used as a historical example.

## In the story

### [VII: Of the Ends, or Resolutions of Discourse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leviathan_se/chapters/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 subject.

### [XXXIII: Of the Number, Antiquity, Scope, Authority, and Interpreters of the Books of Holy Scripture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leviathan_se/chapters/xxxiii-of-the-number-antiquity-scope-authority-and-interpreters-of-the-books-of-holy-scripture)

Alexander the Great is noted for his conquest of Asia, after which many learned Jews became proficient in Greek.

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