Many men have sought occasions for war from the mere ambition for fame

Many men have sought occasions for war from the mere ambition for fame. Marcus Tullius Cicero. De Officiis. Book 1. Section 74.

Image: The Stag Hunt Mosaic 300 BCE from the House of the Abduction of Helen in Pella now in the Archaeological Museum of Pella in Central Macedonia. The figure on the right is possibly Alexander the Great due to the date of the mosaic along with the depicted upsweep of his centrally-parted hair (anastole). The figure on the left wielding a double-edged axe (associated with Hephaistos) is perhaps Hephaestion, one of Alexander's loyal companions.