Homework for September 28, Alexander the Great style...

For tonight, compose a blog post (using your blogger accounts, not Posterous!) in which you take a position on the use of "the Great" after Alexander of Macedon's name.  Is this an honorific that he deserves? Why or why not?  Remember you are trying to convince the reader of your position, so use evidence to support yourself!  We'll talk about his death tomorrow and go over the aftermath, which may or may not change your minds...