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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Of course, and from a western view, it helps that the culture that dominated Europe appropriated Greek history making the likes of Alexander and ancient Greek heroes so famous, and every culture in Europe wanting to be Rome 2.0 would idolize great conquerors/leaders. If Caesar could build an empire off the bodies of thousands, so could any petty king
gpt
Good point, idolizing conquerors helps the current generation be okay with similar behaviors (probably not quite as bad, except for the USA's involvement in the Banana wars where they overthrew a democratically elected government and installed their own puppet dictator because democracy in central America wasn't good for US fruit companies)