+1: #860 You and Your Gordion Knots

Skipping the longer philosophical chat about the ethics of being a conqueror, Today we’re going to chat about Alexander the Great.   More specifically, we’re going to talk about him and a knot.   The Gordion Knot.   You know the story?   Wikipedia tells us that legend has it that, once upon a time, the ancient people known as the Phrygians (who lived in what is now modern Turkey) didn’t have a king.    An oracle declared that the next man to enter their capital city driving an ox-cart would become king. (That’s one way to do it, eh? <img title="astonished face" src= "https://paper.dropboxstatic.com/static/img/ace/emoji/1f632.png?version=3.1.2" alt="astonished face" height="16" data-emoji-ch= "