Good Guy Alexander the Great lends the use of his chair.

>One soldier, lost in the forest, at last reached camp, barely able to stand, let alone hold his weapons. The king [**Alexander**] sat him down on his own chair by a blazing fire. When the man had recovered, and saw whose seat he was occupying, he sprang up at once, with the reflex instinct of a well-trained guardsman. >[Alexander](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Alexander_the_Great_mosaic.jpg)’s reaction was characteristic – and revealing. He looked kindly at the soldier and said: ‘Now do you see how much better a time you have of it under a king than the Persians do? With them, to have sat in the king’s seat would have been a capital offense – but in your case it proved a life-saver.’ ____________________________ **Source:** Green, Peter. “The Quest for Ocean.” Alexander of Macedon: 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography. Univ. of California Press, 2005. 367. Print. ____________________________ **Further Reading:** [Alexander III of Macedon / Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας (Alexander the Great)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great) ___________________________ **If you enjoy this type of content, please consider donating to my [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/HistoryLockeBox)!**