Alexander the Great was 5'6

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Alexander the Great was 5'6
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I've read that he was anywhere from 5'5-5'7 which might have been average for his time, but certainly short for today.

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One of the greatest warriors and leaders who ever lived. His father was purportedly 5'11. They measured his skeleton.

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Oliver Stone's "Alexander" was one of the greatest movies I've ever seen. I was a history buff as a youngster and was floored at how all of the imagery in the movie aligned with what I had imagined when reading about him in high school and college.

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