Alexander the Great — "I send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge the bitt…"

I send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge the bitterness of my victory.
Alexander the Great — Alexander the Great Ancient · Macedonian conqueror

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A message sent to Darius III, implying the overwhelming and bitter nature of his conquest.

Date: c. 331 BCE

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