The history of Alexander the Great, being the Syriac version of the Pseudo-Callisthenes Volume 1 - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...he will take it by force like other countries, and will enslave us." When Darius had received this answer, he straightway ordered another letter to be written, saying thus: "From the mighty, the king of kings, Darius the god, to Gushtazaph and SeStnar, and all the other satraps that are in the Taurus, and in the districts beyond the Taurus, and to those who dwell in its vicinity, greeting. Do not think that any good hope of escape exists for you or your wives or your children in flight; for if ye abandon the country and go to another place, your enemies will spoil part of the land. But bethink ye that when Tir' came to spoil and to take captive, he brought with him mighty men and warriors, who by their power were able to defeat and conquer fearful lightning flashes, which men ye, being skilful and experienced in war, defeated at that time and 1 In the Greek 'TJdirTiji ital Zrfyx'Wi the Latin translation Hyitatpet (I Spinther (Muller, p. 44). 1 The Syria translator has missed the meaning of the Greek, having taken Hp tor a proper name, which ho has transcribed l--k Bee Mailer, p. 44, col. 2. overcame, and took no disgrace to yourselves. And shall ye now be worsted before a little boy, and disgrace yourselves? And if ye do this, what excuse will ye have to offer to us? since none of you will be wounded in the fight, nor smitten in the war, nor pierced by a spear; and what answer for your conduct will ye make to us, having disgraced the rule of the Persians? or do ye think, pray, that you will be found of any use?" XL. After these things Darius heard that Alexander had come to the river which is called Estalraglos1, and he wrote a letter to Alexander, in which was thus written: " From the great king Darius to Alexander the great and mighty,...