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6.42
When Alexander was going towards Nysa, the people of Nysa sent out men: ‘o king, the people of Nysa want to remain free. Therefore save the independence of the people because of Dionysus. For the god was the founder of Nysa. For when he took victory over the Indians, he founded Nysa in order to leave a monument of the victory for future generations. In the same way you yourself also founded both the farthest Alexandria and another Alexandria in the land of the Egyptians, and many others: you have already founded some, in due course you will found others. We have always had freedom in Nysa, governing in order because of the independence. There is also a certain piece of evidence of Dionysus founding Nysa: for ivy does not flourish elsewhere in the land of the Indians but only here.’ Therefore having heard the words of the men Alexander ordered the ruler of Nysa to send four hundred of his best men as soldiers. But the ruler said, ‘We can’t govern Nysa in order if very many of the best soldiers are away. Therefore lead away instead of the four hundred best soldiers twice as many of the worst soldiers. Therefore in this way having returned you will find Nysa being in the same order.’
6.43
Alexander who was still a boy often read the Iliad. His nickname was ‘Achilles’. His teacher’s nickname was ‘Cheiron’, because the centaur trained Achilles. When the king was also a general, Alexander always had India with the dagger under the pillow. And he captured many prizes having routed the Persians in battle and a certain chest of Darius, which was valuable: and in the chest he guarded the Iliad. And when a certain excited messenger once ran in, Alexander said to him, ‘why why are you so excited? Is Homer alive again?’ for he envied Achilles because Homer sang about him. And a certain bad poet once said to Alexander, ‘I will write a poem about you, just like Homer about Achilles.’ But Alexander replied, ‘I want Thersites to be in the Iliad more than Agamemnon in
When Alexander was going towards Nysa, the people of Nysa sent out men: ‘o king, the people of Nysa want to remain free. Therefore save the independence of the people because of Dionysus. For the god was the founder of Nysa. For when he took victory over the Indians, he founded Nysa in order to leave a monument of the victory for future generations. In the same way you yourself also founded both the farthest Alexandria and another Alexandria in the land of the Egyptians, and many others: you have already founded some, in due course you will found others. We have always had freedom in Nysa, governing in order because of the independence. There is also a certain piece of evidence of Dionysus founding Nysa: for ivy does not flourish elsewhere in the land of the Indians but only here.’ Therefore having heard the words of the men Alexander ordered the ruler of Nysa to send four hundred of his best men as soldiers. But the ruler said, ‘We can’t govern Nysa in order if very many of the best soldiers are away. Therefore lead away instead of the four hundred best soldiers twice as many of the worst soldiers. Therefore in this way having returned you will find Nysa being in the same order.’
6.43
Alexander who was still a boy often read the Iliad. His nickname was ‘Achilles’. His teacher’s nickname was ‘Cheiron’, because the centaur trained Achilles. When the king was also a general, Alexander always had India with the dagger under the pillow. And he captured many prizes having routed the Persians in battle and a certain chest of Darius, which was valuable: and in the chest he guarded the Iliad. And when a certain excited messenger once ran in, Alexander said to him, ‘why why are you so excited? Is Homer alive again?’ for he envied Achilles because Homer sang about him. And a certain bad poet once said to Alexander, ‘I will write a poem about you, just like Homer about Achilles.’ But Alexander replied, ‘I want Thersites to be in the Iliad more than Agamemnon in