Oh, he's a wonderful example of a civilized human being - a brutal conquerer who kept, for example, a stable of castrated boys for his pleasure.
Go ahead. Dismiss the accomplishments of one of the best military leaders in the history of the world. His tactics and strategy are still taught at West Point. He was a hero of that great heterosexual general, George Patton.
While you are at it, dismiss the homosexual society of Sparta. Dismiss one of the best and most admired military forces in the history of the world. Dismiss the fact that the influence of Sparta is so great that every coalition vechile in Operation Iraqi Freedom was marked with the insignia the Spartans used on their shields.