Alexander (Civ5)

Alexander III or Alexander the Great (July 356 BC – June 323 BC) was a king of Macedon and creator of a vast empire later divided up among his generals. He leads the Greeks in Civilization V.
== In-Game ==
Alexander speaks Ancient Greek. On his diplomacy screen, he is riding his horse Bucephalus with mountains in the background. Concept art portrayed him carrying a spear and a shield on his back.
Capital: Athens
Unique Units: Hoplite, Companion Cavalry
Unique Ability: Hellenic League
Voice Actor: Mirò de Monteseppia
=== AI Traits ===
Trait 	Amount
Competitiveness 	8 (10-6)
Wonder Competitiveness 	7 (9-5)
City-State Influence Competitiveness 	3 (5-1)
Boldness 	8 (10-6)
Diplobalance 	3 (5-1)
Hate Warmongers 	2 (4-1)
Willingness to Denounce 	7 (9-5)
Willingness to Declare Friendship 	4 (6-2)
Loyalty 	4 (6-2)
Neediness 	4 (6-2)
Forgiveness 	5 (7-3)
Chattiness 	7 (9-5)
Meanness 	7 (9-5)
Offensive Unit Production 	8 (10-6)
Defensive Unit Production 	5 (7-3)
Defensive Building Production 	5 (7-3)
Military Training Buildings Production	5 (7-3)
Recon Unit Production 	5 (7-3)
Ranged Unit Production 	3 (5-1)
Mobile Unit Production 	8 (10-6)
Naval Unit Production 	5 (7-3)
Naval Recon Unit Production 	5 (7-3)
Air Unit Production 	3 (5-1)
Naval Growth 	6 (8-4)
Naval Tile Improvements 	6 (8-4)
Water Connections 	6 (8-4)
Expansion 	8 (10-6)
Growth 	4 (6-2)
Tile Improvements 	4 (6-2)
Infrastructure (Roads) 	4 (6-2)
Production Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Gold Emphasis 	3 (5-1)
Science Emphasis 	6 (8-4)
Culture Emphasis 	7 (9-5)
Happiness Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Great People Emphasis 	6 (8-4)
Wonder Emphasis 	6 (8-4)
Religion Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Diplomacy Victory 	9 (10-7)
Spaceship Victory 	7 (9-5)
Nuke Production 	7 (9-5)
Use of Nukes 	5 (7-3)
Use of Espionage 	5 (7-3)
Anti-Air Production 	5 (7-3)
Air Carrier Production 	5 (7-3)
Land Trade Route Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Sea Trade Route Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Archaeology Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Trade Origin Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Trade Destination Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Airlift Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Likeliness to Declare War 	6 (8-4)
Likeliness to be Hostile 	7 (9-5)
Likeliness to be Deceptive 	4 (6-2)
Likeliness to be Guarded 	5 (7-3)
Likeliness to be Afraid 	3 (5-1)
Likeliness to be Friendly 	5 (7-3)
Likeliness to be Neutral 	4 (6-2)
Ignore City-States 	4 (6-2)
Friendliness to City-States 	5 (7-3)
Protection of City-States 	8 (10-6)
Conquest of City-States 	4 (6-2)
Bullying of City-States 	3 (5-1)
=== Personality and Behavior ===
Alexander will normally try either a diplomatic or domination victory.
Alexander is very bold and often hostile, and he will likely declare war on every civilization he meets.
Alexander likes to build a strong army composed primarily of infantry and fast-moving units, such as Knights and Tanks.
Alexander is often protective of city-states, and will almost never try to conquer them. He will turn hostile if the player is making relations with city-states allied with him.
Alexander will try to build many wonders.
Players who are warmongers can actually get along well with Alexander. By bribing him into fighting other civilizations, they can have a close ally, as long as they don't attack city-states.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
Alexander held a state funeral for his horse, Bucephalas, when it died in 326 BC. He also named a city in India "Bucephala" after his dead horse.
== Lines ==
Alexander the Great speaks Ancient Greek with what is now known as an Erasmian accent. Though some of the same vocabulary remains in use today, the Erasmian accent sounds very different from Modern Greek. For example, the word και (meaning "What?") would normally be "ke" in Modern Greek, but it is pronounced "ka-i" when spoken with an Erasmian accent. There are also some grammatical errors in his speech - mostly errors in noun form - which are noted below.
For the transliteration to the Latinized version of the quotes, the letter c gets softened/muted or is even skipped.
Codename 	Quote (English translation) 	Quote (Ancient Greek)	Notes
Attacked 	As a matter of fact I too grow weary of peace. 	Μέντοι ἐγώ καί κάμνω τῆς εἰρήνης.
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Méntoi egṓ kaí kámno tês eirḗnēs.	He uses τῆς εἰρήνης in this line, the genitive form and that which would have been the usual translation of "of peace." However, this is wrong, since κάμνω ("I grow tired of") requires the usage of the accusative form for its object. Hence, the correct form is τήν εἰρήνην (tḗn eirḗnēn).
Declares War 	You are in my way, you must be destroyed. 	Εἶ ἔν μοι ὁδῷ, δεῖ σ' ἐξαιρεῖν.
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Eî én moi hodôi, deî s' exaireîn.	Iota subscript, at least in the Erasmian pronunciation, has no sound, so ὁδῷ technically is better pronounced "hodṓ."
Defeated 	<surprised> You have somehow become my undoing! What kind of beast are you?	Ἀπολέσας με πῶς εἶ! Ποῖος θήρ εἶ;
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Apolésas me pôs eî! Poîos thḗr eî?	He most likely intended to say "You have somehow become my undoing." However, the case of the first-person pronoun is the accusative form, when the genitive form, μου (mou), is more appropriate.
Hate Hello 	What? 	Τί;
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Tí? 	
Hate Let's Hear It 01 	You say. 	Ερ, λέγεις.
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Er, légeis.	
Hate Let's Hear It 02 	And? 	Καί;
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Kaí? 	
Hate Let's Hear It 03 	Come on. 	Ἔπελθε.
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Épelthe.	
Hate No 01 	This is not pleasant! 	Ταὐτά οὐχ ηδύ!
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Tautá oukh hēdú!	
Hate No 02 	You're not being serious/earnest! 	Σπουδαῖος οὐκ εἶ!
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Spoudaîos ouk eî!	
Hate No 03 	Pardon me? 	Συγγνώθι;
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Sungnṓthi?	He makes a pronunciation error in this line. It is most likely the mistake of reading γγ as a g sound, when it should be an ng sound (e.g., αγγελος should be pronounced "angelos" rather than "aggelos").
Hate Yes 01 	Oh, very well. 	Ὀ, εὖ γε.
----O, eû ge.	
Hate Yes 02 	I suppose I must. 	? 	
Hate Yes 03 	Well done. 	Εὖ γε.
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Eû ge. 	
Intro 	Hello stranger! I am Alexandros, son of kings and grandson of the gods! 	Χαῖρε ξένε! Ἀλέξανδρος εἰμί, υἱός τῶν ἀνάκτων καί ἔκγονος τῶν θεῶν!
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Khaîre xéne! Aléxandros eimí, huiós tôn anáktōn kaí ékgonos tôn theôn!	ξ is for some reason pronounced like how χ (aspirated k) should be. A similar issue is also found with his DeclaresWar line.
Neutral Hello 	Greetings! 	Χαρίζεσθε!
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Kharízesthe!	This is in the plural form. The singular form, which would be consistent with the rest of his lines, is χαρίζου (kharízou).
Neutral Let's Hear It 01	Go on. 	Προσέρχου.
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Prosérkhou.	
Neutral Let's Hear It 02	I'm listening. 	Ἀκούω.
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Akoúō. 	
Neutral Let's Hear It 03	Yes? 	Ναί;
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Naí? 	
Neutral Let's Hear It 04	Come. 	Ἔλθε.
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Élthe. 	
Neutral No 01 	Certainly not! 	Οὐ σαφῶς!
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Ou saphôs!	
Neutral No 02 	We decline. (lit. "We will stay away from (the proposal).") 	Ἀπεχώμεθα.
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Apekhómetha.	
Neutral No 03 	I beg your pardon? (lit. "It is necessary not to accept.") 	Δεῖ μή ἀπέχεσθαι.
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Deî mḗ apékhesthai.	
Neutral Yes 01 	Certainly. 	Σαφῶς!
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Saphôs! 	
Neutral Yes 02 	(I like it) Very much. 	Μάλιστα.
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Málista.	
Neutral Yes 03 	Excellent!/The very best! 	Ἄριστα!
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Árista! 	
Peaceful 	I must congratulate you on your remarkable victory. 	? 	
Request 	My friend, does this seem reasonable to you? 	Φίλε, δοκεῖ σοι ταὐτ' ἀγαθά;
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Phíle, dokeî soi taut' agathá?	
== Intro ==
May the blessings of the gods be upon you, oh great King Alexander! You are the ruler of the mighty Greek nation. Your people lived for so many years in isolated city-states - legendary cities such as Athens, Sparta, Thebes - where they gave the world many great things, such as democracy, philosophy, tragedy, art and architecture, the very foundation of Western Civilization. Although few in number and often hostile to each other, in the 5th century BC they were able to defeat their much larger neighbor, Persia, on land and sea.
Alexander, your people stand ready to march to war, to spread the great Greek culture to millions and to bring you everlasting glory. Are you ready to accept your destiny, King Alexander? Will you lead your people to triumph and greatness? Can you build a civilization that will stand the test of time?
== Gallery ==
File:Alexander Concept Art (Civ5).png|Concept art of Alexander
File:BattleofIssus333BC-mosaic-detail1.jpg|Mosaic of Alexander and Bucephalus
== See also ==
* Alexander (the Great) in other games
== External links ==
* Alexander the Great's Greek: Civilization V. How is his pronunciation?
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