09-05-2008, 05:48 PM
Quote:Which leads to an interesting question. How many times in history has a son suceeded a famous father and actually been a worthy heir.
Well, maybe Philippus II and his son called Alexander. But yes, generally the son was worst than his father just because people expect something of them just for being sons of X. Some examples are Caligula (son of the glorious Germanicus) or the sons of Socrates (who were really mediocre). Indeed this belief in great father= good son was one of the reasons of why Hellenistic Tyrants were defeated.
