Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from the earliest times to the battle of Ipsus, , with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Macedonian . nd in a sharp combat defeated him with eighthundred killed to his own thirty-seven. The Bactrians andSogdianians with Spitamenes, recognizing the helplessness oftheir cause, and out of patience with this luckless leader, sur-rendered in a body. The Scythians, after plundering theirbaggage, fled with Spitamenes toward the desert. But manyreturned to Coenus, and gave themselves up. Learning shortlyafter that Al
Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from the earliest times to the battle of Ipsus, , with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Macedonian . nd in a sharp combat defeated him with eighthundred killed to his own thirty-seven. The Bactrians andSogdianians with Spitamenes, recognizing the helplessness oftheir cause, and out of patience with this luckless leader, sur-rendered in a body. The Scythians, after plundering theirbaggage, fled with Spitamenes toward the desert. But manyreturned to Coenus, and gave themselves up. Learning shortlyafter that Alexander was on the march toward them, thesesame Scythians slew Spitamenes, and sent his head to theking as a matter of conciliation. Quintus Curtius says thathis wife murdered Spitamenes, and brought his head to Alex-ander. The death of this persistent, treacherous and wilyfoe gave final promise of peace to this territory. Only Data-phernes was left of all the conspirators, and him the Daanssurrendered. Alexander was able to undertake substantialmeasures towards replanting a country which has been calledthe Garden of the Orient, but which had been absolutely des-olated by the Alexander.(From a Coin in the British Museum.) XXXVI. CLITUS. WINTER, B. C. 329-328. At Maracanda there was an attempt by some of the Greeks and Persians,much to the annoyance of the Macedonians, to introduce the custom of prostra-tion on approaching- Alexander, who had already hegun largely to imitate thedress and manners of the Persian monarchs. This was partly a political de-sideratum, partly a very natural growth of vanity on Alexanders part. At afeast here, when much fulsome flattery had been indulged in, Clitus, excited withwine, let his natural repugnance to such servility get the better of him, andindulged in insulting and treasonable language. Alexander, at first patient andcool, finally allowed his anger to control him, and, seizing a spear, ran Clitusthrough the body. Repentance, however s
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