Plutarch alexander 4 21, 6) says that more than ten thousand Persian footmen fell, and not less than two thousand horsemen; while over twenty thousand were taken prisoners. But when Pixodarus, the satrap of Caria, trying by means of a tie of relationship to steal into a military alliance with Philip, wished to give his eldest daughter in marriage to Arrhidaeus the son of Philip, and sent Aristocritus to Macedonia on this errand, once more slanderous stories kept coming to Alexander from his friends and his mother, who said that Philip, by means of a brilliant Plutarch. 9. [4] When Dareius sent to him a letter and friends, 1 begging him to accept ten thousand talents as ransom for the captives, to hold all the territory this side of the Euphrates, to take one of his daughters in marriage, and on these terms to be his ally and friend, Alexander imparted the matter to his companions. Aug 26, 2013 · The life of Alexander the Great by Plutarch; Dryden, John, 1631-1700; Clough, Arthur Hugh, 1819-1861 4 When Dareius sent to him a letter and friends, begging him to accept ten thousand talents as ransom for the captives, to hold all the territory this side of the Euphrates, to take one of his daughters in marriage, and on these terms to be his ally and friend, Alexander imparted the matter to his companions. For those peculiarities which many of his successors and friends afterwards tried to imitate, namely, the poise of the neck, which was bent Alexander was born the sixth of Hecatombaeon, which month the Macedonians call Lous, the same day that the temple of Diana at Ephesus was burnt; which Hegesias of Magnesia makes the occasion of a conceit, frigid enough to have stopped the conflagration. ) and Hammond, N. [6] However, the seers exhorted him to be of good cheer Plutarch. The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text. . 4 The king was delighted with the design; but suddenly birds from the river and the lagoon, infinite in number and of every sort and size, settled down upon the place like clouds and devoured every particle of the barley-meal, so that even Alexander was greatly disturbed at the omen. org/10. 75 and 84) and he is likely to have been Plutarch's source for Alexander's meeting with the philosopher; so Radt (previous n. [4] [4] The outward appearance of Alexander is best represented by the statues of him which Lysippus made, and it was by this artist alone that Alexander himself thought it fit that he should be modelled. IT being my purpose to write the lives of Alexander the king, and of Caesar, by whom Pompey was destroyed, the multitude of their great actions affords so large a field that I were to blame if I should not by way of apology forewarn my reader that I have chosen rather to epitomize the most celebrated parts of their story, than to insist at large on every particular circumstance of it. 16, 4), about twenty-five of Alexander's companions, a select corps, fell at the first onset, and it was of these that Alexander ordered statues to be made by Lysippus. 005 Plutarch. 4 But Alexander, as it would seem, considering the mastery of himself a more kingly thing than the conquest of his enemies, neither laid hands upon these women, nor did he know any other before marriage, except Barsiné. Plutarch makes no mention of a previous expedition of Alexander into Southern Greece, immediately after Philip's death, when he received the submission of all the Greek states except Sparta, and was made commander-in-chief of the expedition against Persia, in Philip's place. with an English Translation by. There, indeed, they rode over much gold and silver that was thrown away, passed by many waggons full of women and children which were coursing hither and thither without their drivers, and pursued those who were foremost in flight, thinking that Dareius was [4] And now, wishing to consult the god concerning the expedition against Asia, he went to Delphi; and since he chanced to come on one of the inauspicious days, when it is not lawful to deliver oracles, in the first place he sent a summons to the prophetess. Plutarch. [5] Philip and his company were speechless with anxiety at first; but when Alexander made the turn in proper fashion and came back towards them proud and exultant, all the rest broke into loud cries, but his father, as we are told, actually shed tears of joy, and when Alexander had dismounted, kissed him, saying: ‘My son, seek thee out a Plutarch. Alexander was but twenty years old when his father was murdered, and succeeded to a kingdom, beset on all sides with great dangers and rancorous enemies. ’ [3] It is said that Alexander was so struck by this, and admired so much the haughtiness and grandeur of the man who had nothing but scorn for him, that he said to his followers, who were laughing Plutarch. [4] It so happened that in the month Boëdromion the moon suffered an eclipse, 3 about the beginning of the Mysteries at Athens, and on the eleventh night after the eclipse, the armies being now in sight of one another, Dareius kept his forces under arms, and held a review of them by torch-light; but Alexander, while his Macedonians slept Plutarch. 10. G. i. 6. Plutarch's Lives. So, then, all were alike ready and willing; but only sixty, they say, were with Alexander when he burst into the camp of the enemy. [4] This man, indeed, had said to him at a former interview that of all mountains the Thracian Athos could most readily be given the form and shape of a man; if; therefore, Alexander should so order, he would make out of Mount Athos a most enduring and most conspicuous statue of the king, which in its left hand should hold a city of ten Plutarch. ‘If I were Alexander,’ said Plutarch. , Sources for Alexander the Great (Cambridge, 1993), 28Google Scholar. Laert. “If I were Alexander,” said Oct 5, 2013 · Plutarch,Alexander; Jonas Grethlein, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany; Book: Experience and Teleology in Ancient Historiography; Online publication: 05 October 2013; Chapter DOI: https://doi. 1017/CBO9781139628815. L. C. 43. And when that monarch addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, ‘Yes,’ said Diogenes, ‘stand a little out of my sun. Bernadotte Perrin. And when she refused to perform her office and cited the law in her excuse, he went up himself and tried to drag her 1 In September, 335 B. Alexander therefore changed the form of his question, and asked whether the murderers of Philip had all been punished; and then, regarding his own empire, he asked whether it was given to him to become lord and master of all mankind. 1 In September, 335 B. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. But while he was still a boy his self-restraint showed itself in the fact that, although he was impetuous and violent in other matters, the pleasures of the body had little hold upon him, and he indulged in them with great moderation, while his ambition kept his spirit 1 Diodorus (xvii. The outward appearance of Alexander is best represented by the statues of him which Lysippus made, and it was by this artist alone that Alexander himself thought it fit that he should be modelled. 4 The outward appearance of Alexander is best represented by the statues of him which Lysippus made, and it was by this artist alone that Alexander himself thought it fit that he should be modelled. Wherefore the dry and parched regions of the world produce the most and best spices; for the sun draws away the moisture which, like material of c Plutarch. This text was converted to electronic form by optical character recognition and has been proofread to a high level of accuracy. [4] To this the prophet answered by bidding him be guarded in his speech, since his was not a mortal father. 2 According to Arrian (Anab. 7. This woman, Memnon’s widow, was taken prisoner at Damascus. [4] And in Alexander's case, it was the heat of his body, as it would seem, which made him prone to drink, and choleric. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position: 4. [3] Now, the cause of this, perhaps, was the temperament of his body, which was a very warm and fiery one; for fragrance is generated, as Theophrastus thinks, where moist humours are acted upon by heat. While Philip was making an expedition against Byzantium, 1 Alexander, though only sixteen years of age, was left behind as regent in Macedonia and keeper of the royal seal, and during this time he subdued the rebellious Maedi, and after taking their city, drove out the Barbarians, settled there a mixed population, and named the city Alexandropolis. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, MA. Like Diogenes, the Gymnosophists do not come freely to Alexander; rather the king has to send Onesicritus to request . London. Explain what this passage shows about why Plutarch wrote the Life of Alexander.