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51Alexander' s answer. The burying-places of Persia. How the Messengers of Darius gave Alexander the Letter, and his Answer. The messengers of Darius coming then to Alexander gave How Alexander encamped by the stream Grancus. Then he encamped with his host by the stream of Grancus, and wintered there some days. And there he offered up victims to the gods. And about the river there were palaces, and they were the fairest, raised up with greatest skill, and Xerxes the King of the Persians had built them. Alexander, seeing them, bade them be burned. And soon after this, stirred by ruth, he gave word none should dare touch them. And there too was a most fair and very wide field in which the Kings and Deemsters of Persia were of old buried. And digging into this field the Macedonians found in the graves gemmed vases. And there they found the grave of Ninus the King of Assyria and Persia, which was hollowed out of a single amethyst, and engraven on the outside with palm-leaves and sundry kinds of birds. And so bright was the amethyst that even from the outside the man's body appeared whole. And in this place was a narrow and evil tower on which stood many men, some with cut legs, some with broken thighs, some with torn hands, and some blinded. They hearing Translation | 51Alexaiuler' s answer. The burying-places of Persia. 51 How THE Messengeks OF Dakius gave Alexander the The messengers of Darius coming then to Alexander gave 4 ' Most mighty emperor, take all the wealth which Darius A noble of covenants unto thee, and give back to him his wife and sons.' counsels And, hearing this, Alexander called to him the messengers of ^^^ *? ^°" . , cept these Darius, and before all spoke thus, saying : * Tell ye to your terms. But 8 emperor we wonder first that he misdeemed his mother, wife, g^^ ^i^^ and sons to be betrayed by our hands. If he be overcome, Darms bid him not promise us a reward. If he bow himself to our submit yoke, all his honours and the majesty of God shall be laid dobal^tle.^ 12 bare to our sway. If he be not overcome, let him do us sent them forth away. Then he bade the soldiers take up He orders and gather the bodies of the dead and bury them in graves ; be^)uri V^ 1 6 and he bade them heal those that were wounded. How Alexander encamped by the stream Grancus. Then he encamped with his host by the stream of Grancus, He en- and wintered there some days. And there he offered up i^jg army victims to the ffods. And about the river there were palaces, ^ *^® ° _ _ ^ \ Grancus 20 and they were the fairest, raised up with greatest skill, and and sacri- Xerxes the Kinej of the Persians had built them. Alexander, /' ^ ° ^ ' Alexander seeing them, bade them be burned. And soon after this, commands stirred by ruth, he gave word none should dare touch them. tobe^burnT 24 And there too was a most fair and very wide field in which The bury- the Kings and Deemsters of Persia were of old buried. And of?ife^°^ diffginff into this field the Macedonians found in the e-raves Kings and -. All 1 P 1 1 P -^T. , Judges of gemmed vases. And there they found the grave of Nmus the Persia, 28 King of Assyria and Persia, which was hollowed out of a Jl^easure is single amethyst, and engraven on the outside with palm-leaves found. The and sundry kinds of birds. And so bright was the amethyst Ninus and that even from the outside the man's body appeared whole. derr°^The 32 And in this place was a narrow and evil tower on which Tower stood many men, some with cut legs, some with^ broken Maimed thighs, some with torn hands, and some blinded. They hearing ^^^' 4— a Translation |