and where and when did the title the great originate?
2007-10-29 03:03:11 · 4 answers · asked by atlantasfnst2004 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Because he lost.
2007-10-29 03:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by durulz2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly because he lost. But also, despite his brilliance in some aspects of warfare and politics he was quite clueless in others. He never understood naval warfare, but refused to defer to the judgment of those more qualified. He mistreated his allies to the point where he had none left.
So in the end, who's going to call him "great"?
2007-10-29 12:38:17 · answer #2 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't called the Great (except for by his wife, and that was for totally different reasons lol), so the phrase didn't originate anywhere.
Sorry.
2007-11-02 09:51:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because he wasn't "that great"
2007-10-29 14:47:20 · answer #4 · answered by Ronaldo-is-the-man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋