Word: parmenio
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...three speeches last week Evita quoted Napoleon once and Alexander the Great twice; she referred glibly to such obscure personages as Parmenio and Perdiccas (two of Alexander's generals), then casually brought Diogenes into...
Next day, before a mass meeting celebrating the second anniversary of the purchase of the national railways from Great Britain, the inspired Evita turned again to Alexander. This time she recalled an occasion when the Macedonian hero was facing a horde of Persians and was sagely advised by General Parmenio to attack by night, since his forces were weak. "If I were Parmenio, I would do so," cried the conqueror, "but Alexander never conceals his victories...
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