| 词汇 | alexandria |
| 词源 | Alexandria. Ancient Alexandria in the Nile delta was founded in 332 b.c. by Alexander the Great, the king of Mace- donia, the Alexandrine verse or line of poetry derives from a French poem written about him, and the Alexandrine rat, or roof rat, indirectly comes from his name, via the Egyptian city. Great though he was in war and statecraft, Alexander’s per- sonal life was a loss. Excluding the Sicilian ruler Dionysius, he is probably the only king to die from overindulging in drink. One story has it that a six-day drinking bout led to his death, while another claims that his wife, Roxana, persuaded him to plunge intoxicated into an ice-cold pool, causing the conquer- or of Persia to die of a high fever at the tender age of 33. Robert Graves, however, points out that Alexander may have died from poisoning after a mushroom orgy rather than a drunken one. |
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