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how can you use this document to argue that alexander was great?

Doc shows 2 measures of greatness: a) Alex had great military skill w/ clever fake attacks and Porus became careless; b) showed courage sending in his men and himself into battle against   the elephants; showed concern for other by allowing Porus to keep admin. control of his  kingdom

Explanation:

`stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case. stare decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be approached in the same way, unless overruled by the same court or a higher court such as the us supreme court. simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

stare decisis is a latin term meaning "to stand by that which is decided".