A Funny Line of Succession?

[Nicator]

Hello All,I talked to my old college professor on the phone yesterday, and he gave me this funny little joke...Socrates taught Plato. Plato taught Aristotle. Aristotle taught Alexander...and Alexander taught Bucephalus. So I guess to get from Socrates to Bucephalus took two philosophers and a world conquerer. Well, I guess it's pretty clear that the nature of Greek philosophy continued to advance well after Socrates!later Nicator

[beausefaless]

It appears that everyone doesn't care for your old crony's joke, for someone to teach a dumb horse not to be afraid of his own shadow doesn't say much for the advancement of Greek philosophy but since bucephalus brought Hellenism to the world I guess you say that horse had lot's of culture! On the other hand, the Greeks took man from a dumb animal and turned man into an intelligent human being but what about the Persian persuasion, Babylon produced the oldest profession known to man, the working women (the ladies of the night!), can I get a LOL, probably not.

[Nicator]

Easy Andy, nobody digs Alexander more than I do, I only posted the silly little joke to share something about ATG which I had not yet heard, and presumably, few others had either. My personal dig at the end about the nature of Greek philosophy was a sarcastic counter aimed at the people who made this joke up in the first place. The brilliance of Alexander is undisputed among the more enlightened...but among the less informed people seems in doubt. I can personally attest to having spent months just digging into one battle to digest its finer parts and the reason for implementing them. Alexander spent one night doing the same. He seems to have done this over and over again...like a simple sub-routine in a large program designed to change the world. As a side note, and proof of how ridiculous the little joke is...Alexander wasn't taught by Aristotle until after meeting with his fantastic black steed. Like I said, the more enlightened.Yours Nicator

[beausefaless]

No easy about it I was having fun just like you, if the word crony bothered you this is my definition of crony:
Etymology: perhaps from Greek chronios long-lasting, from chronos time
Date: 1663
: a close friend especially of long standing, cro-+ny [ kronee ] means close friend: a close friend, especially one of long standing.
Personally I like Alexander as the great general he was and accomplished (the variety of people that traveled with his army to make everything work) plus his coins everything else is secondary the little joke gave me the opportunity to say what I've always wanted to say. Thanks Nick,
Take care,