Alexander the Great = Darth Sidious!?!?

Alexander the Great is notable for his successful military campaigns against Persia. These great victories gave Alexander the title of a military genius in history. The reading however brings up a very disturbing point. Alexander's army committed blatant mutiny against him and he agreed to follow his army's wishes. This is not the way a legendary military commander does. His men's "refusal to obey orders" and his subsequent agreement to turn back showed that he was not an all powerful son of Zeus. But a man who pushed his army to far without thinking about anything other than himself. This is interesting when looking at the democratic ideas in ancient Greece and the monarchy of the Greek empire. It actually parallels with Star Wars quite nicely. The old republic, the evil new empire and the rebel army. It goes to show that all encompassing power into one man leads to the needless death of thousands for personal gain.