Hellios
Yes, most monarchs had a good education & privileged background, but (in terms of philosophy) that's not the same thing as personal tutoring by the Aristotle-Plato-Socrates lineage. In terms of philosophy, that's something quite extraordinary.
True but the teachers of a later age were knowledgable of the famous Greek philosophers aswell as other world philosophers. However, their education must have had some impact on him somewhere along the line.
Hellios
Most conquerors destroyed cities, but not all of them built as many as he did. Try to look at the big picture.
I think its safe to say he destroyed more or at least as many cities as he built
Hellios
You must have some political or favoritistic issues to be saying that his interest in cultures & sense of philosophy were the same as Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan. All Ive been trying to say is that he wasnt as un-philosophical as you portrayed him in your earlier post.
Genghiz Khan had the secret history of the Mogols written, was an expert in millitary philosophies being bought up in a millitaristic environment.
However, ultimately they were "Warrior Kings". Not all philosopher kings are great rulers and not all warrior kings are great leaders.
Each category has its greats, I wasn't trying to be derrogative about "Alexander the Great", he's one of the greatest "warrior kings".