Ἀλέξανδρος

Sections

1.1 – 1.3 2.1 – 2.3 2.4 – 2.6 3.1 – 3.3 3.4 – 4.1 4.2 – 4.4 4.5 – 5.1 5.2 – 5.4 5.5 – 6.2 6.3 – 6.4 6.5 – 7.2 7.3 – 7.4 7.5 – 8.2 8.3 – 9.1 9.2 – 9.3 9.4 – 9.5 9.6 – 10.2 10.3 – 10.3 10.4 – 10.4 11.1 – 11.2 11.3 – 11.4 11.5 – 12.1 12.2 – 13.1 13.2 – 13.3 14.1 – 14.3 14.4 – 14.5 15.1 – 15.3 15.4 – 16.1 16.2 – 16.3 16.4 – 16.5 16.6 – 16.7 16.8 – 17.1 17.2 – 17.3 17.4 – 18.1 18.2 – 18.4 18.5 – 19.2 19.3 – 19.4 19.5 – 20.2 20.3 – 20.4 20.5 – 20.7 20.8 – 21.2 21.3 – 21.5 22.1 – 22.3 22.4 – 23.1 23.2 – 23.3 23.4 – 23.6 24.1 – 24.4 24.5 – 24.7 24.8 – 25.1 25.2 – 25.4 25.5 – 26.2 26.3 – 26.4 26.5 – 26.6 26.7 – 27.2 27.3 – 27.4 27.5 – 28.1 28.2 – 28.3 29.1 – 29.2 29.3 – 29.4 30.1 – 30.3 30.4 – 30.5 30.6 – 31.1 31.2 – 31.3 31.4 – 31.6 31.7 – 32.1 32.2 – 32.4 32.5 – 32.7 33.1 – 33.2 33.3 – 33.4 33.5 – 33.7 34.1 – 34.2 35.1 – 35.3 35.4 – 35.5 35.6 – 35.8 36.1 – 37.1 37.2 – 37.4 38.1 – 38.3 38.4 – 39.1 39.2 – 39.3 39.4 – 39.5 39.6 – 40.1 40.2 – 40.4 41.1 – 41.3 41.4 – 42.1 42.2 – 42.4 42.5 – 43.1 43.2 – 43.3 44.1 – 44.3 45.1 – 45.3 45.4 – 46.2 47.1 – 47.2 47.3 – 47.4 47.5 – 47.7 48.1 – 48.4 48.5 – 49.3 49.4 – 49.5 49.6 – 49.8 50.1 – 50.3 50.4 – 50.6 51.1 – 51.3 51.4 – 51.6 52.1 – 52.3 52.4 – 52.5 53.1 – 53.3 53.4 – 54.1 54.2 – 54.4 55.1 – 55.3 55.4 – 55.5 56.1 – 57.1 57.2 – 57.3 57.4 – 58.1 58.2 – 58.4 58.5 – 59.2 59.3 – 60.1 60.2 – 60.4 60.5 – 60.6 60.7 – 60.8 61.1 – 62.1 62.2 – 62.3 62.4 – 63.1 63.2 – 63.4 63.5 – 63.6 64.1 – 64.3 64.4 – 65.1 65.2 – 65.4 66.1 – 66.2 66.3 – 67.2 67.3 – 68.1 68.2 – 68.4 69.1 – 69.2 69.3 – 69.4 70.1 – 70.2 70.3 – 71.1 71.2 – 71.3 71.4 – 72.1 72.2 – 72.3 72.4 – 73.1 73.2 – 73.3 73.4 – 74.1 74.2 – 75.1 75.2 – 75.4 76.1 – 76.2 76.3 – 77.1 77.2 – 77.4 77.5 – 77.5

İngilizce Yunanca

58.5 Acuphis, accordingly, astonished at his magnanimity and courtesy, asked what he wished them to do in order to be his friends. Thy countrymen, said Alexander, must make thee their ruler, and send me a hundred of their best men. At this Acuphis laughed, and said: Nay, O King, I shall rule better if I send to thee the worst men rather than the best. Cf. Arrian, Anab. v. 2, 1-3.

59.1 Taxiles, we are told, had a realm in India as large as Egypt, with good pasturage, too, and in the highest degree productive of beautiful fruits. He was also a wise man in his way, and after he had greeted Alexander, said: Why must we war and fight with one another, Alexander, if thou art not come to rob us of water or of necessary sustenance, the only things for which men of sense are obliged to fight obstinately?

59.2 As for other wealth and possessions, so-called, if I am thy superior therein, I am ready to confer favours; but if thine inferior, I will not object to thanking you for favours conferred. At this Alexander was delighted, and clasping the king’s hand, said: Canst thou think, pray, that after such words of kindness our interview is to end without a battle? Nay, thou shalt not get the better of me; for I will contend against thee and fight to the last with my favours, that thou mayest not surpass me in generosity.