Anna Akhmatova
- Alexander at Thebes, by Donald Michael Thomas
Surely the young king must have been blind to pity /
As he spoke the order: "Destroy Thebes utterly." /
The old general gazed, and knew this place...
- Alexander By Thebes, by Tanya Karshtedt
(From "The Little Antic Poems") /
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I think, the king was fierce, though young, /
When he proclaimed, “You’ll level Thebes with ground.” /
An...