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ALEXANDER: for they hoped ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ utterly indicated that ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
for they hoped that Alexanders intention to set the palace on fire and destroy it utterly indicated that he was thinking of home and did not intend to settle among foreigners - Plutarch
ALEXANDER: what are the two opinions on how callisthenes eventually died and which ancient sources do they come from
ptolomy states that Callisthenes was tortured and hung wheread chares says callisthenes was carried around with the army in captivity but died 7 months later
ALEXANDER: he gave way to their urgings, ___ ___ ___ ___, ___ ___ __ __, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ and a ___ ___ ___ ___
he gave way to their urgings; leaping to his feet, he led the way, a wreath on his head and a torch in his hand - Plutarch
ALEXANDER: he was releasing from the army ___ ___, ___ ___ ___ __ ___ ___, were no longer ___ ___ ___, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
he was releasing from the army, those who, because of old age or disablement, were no longer fit for service, and was sending them home - Arrian
ALEXANDER: they had been annoyed, indeed, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
they had been annoyed, indeed, throughout the whole campaign by many other actions of Alexander - Arrian
ALEXANDER: he had offended them by ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ,___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ,___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
he had offended them by his adoption of Persian dress, by equipping his Oriental “succesors” in the Macedonian fashion, and by including foreign cavalry in the ranks of the Companions - Arrian
ALEXANDER: Alexander prayed for various blessing ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Alexander prayed for various blessings and in particular that Persians and Macedonians might exercise a joint rule in harmony - Arrian
ALEXANDER: So he bade them all farewell ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ,___ ___ ___ ___ ,___ ___ ___
So he bade them all farewell with tears in his eyes and, as he dismissed them, they too wept - Arrian
ALEXANDER: Their clothing had completely ___ , ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ,___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Their clothing had completely gone, so they were forced to wear foreign dress, by cutting up Indian garments - Diodorus
ALEXANDER: Alexander began to ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Alexander began to adopt Persian luxuries and the extravagance of the Kings of Asia - Diodorus
ALEXANDER: This action so heartened the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
This action so heartened the entire force that one would have thought that everyone had drunk the water that Alexander had poured out - Arrian
ALEXANDER: These stories made Alexander seek ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
These stories made Alexander seek to outdo Cyrus and Semiramis - Arrian
ALEXANDER: I will not demean ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I will not demean myself by stealing victory like a thief - - Arrian claims Alexander said this
KO: how could i ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ , or my ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
how could i meet my father beyond the grave with seeing eyes, or my unhappy mother against whom i have committed such heinous sin as no mere death could pay for? could i still love to look at my children, begotten as they were begotten - Oedipus
KO: the son by whom ___ ___ ___ ___ ,___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
the son by whom the sire was slain, the son to whom the mother bore yet other children - attendent
