# Alexander — The Crowd character guide

> Alexander in The Crowd by Gustave Le Bon.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-the-crowd

## Who they are

Ancient leader cited to illustrate the role of prestige in leadership.

## In the story

### [The Imagination of Crowds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/3-the-imagination-of-crowds)

Referenced alongside Caesar as a great leader who understood crowd imagination.

### [Reason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/4-reason)

Mentioned in comparison to the Arab empire, which was greater than that of Alexander.

### [The Leaders of Crowds and Their Means of Persuasion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/iii-the-leaders-of-crowds-and-their-means-of-persuasion)

Mentioned as a figure possessing prestige, even after death.

### [The Leaders of Crowds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/1-the-leaders-of-crowds)

Mentioned in the context of great sovereigns who attempted similar feats as de Lesseps.

### [Prestige](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_crowd_se/chapters/3-prestige)

Cited as an example of the dead possessing the greatest measure of prestige, even without inspiring fear.

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