# Alexander the Great — The Theory of Moral Sentiments character guide

> Alexander the Great in The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Alexander

**First appearance:** 0018-ii-of-the-origin-of-ambition-and-of-the-distinction-of-ranks

## Who they are

Macedonian conqueror cited as an example of ambition and moral judgment.

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