# Alexander the Great — Tusculan Disputations character guide

> Alexander the Great in Tusculan Disputations by Cicero.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Alexander

**First appearance:** 0001-tusculan-disputations

## Who they are

Macedonian conqueror; often cited as example of ambition and mortality.

## Relationships

### [Diogenes the Stoic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tusculan_disputations_se/characters/diogenes_the_stoic)

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Alexander the Great famously encountered Diogenes the Cynic (often conflated with Diogenes the Stoic in later tradition), with Diogenes famously telling Alexander to stop blocking his sunlight.

### [Diogenes the Stoic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tusculan_disputations_se/characters/diogenes_the_stoic)

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Alexander the Great famously encountered Diogenes the Cynic (often conflated with Diogenes the Stoic in later tradition), with Diogenes famously telling Alexander to stop blocking his sunlight.

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