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He was Alexander. That is why no one cared.



Caesar was Caesar, but he was supposedly pretty sensitive about his (lack of) hair, and contemporary historians (ancient Roman historians were a bit closer to gossip columnists than modern historians) went on about it a lot. You don't really seem to get the same thing for Alexander.


I very much doubt Caesar was sensitive about his hair or worried what low rent individuals think of him.




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