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ALEXANDER IN BABYLON. 339<br />

"these things? for to describe them perfectly I am<br />

"unable; and I perceive that no man is able to<br />

"tell of them adequately. Peace be unto thee".'<br />

THE END OF THE CAREER OF ALEXANDER<br />

THE MACEDONIAN.<br />

And it came to pass that, when <strong>Alexander</strong> was <strong>Alexander</strong><br />

making merry with his friends, and soldiers,<br />

'"<br />

and<br />

°'"'^'°"'<br />

those who were under his authority, and with<br />

Dionysius, many people were gathered together<br />

before him in Babylon that they might offer thanks-<br />

giving unto him, and admire his going forth (i^)<br />

and being merry he rose up and wished to rest<br />

a little. Then came lollas unto him and said,<br />

"O my lord the king, thy friends and soldiers<br />

"have gathered together [p. 197] wishing [to see]<br />

"thee and to make merry with thee;" and when<br />

he had thus spoken <strong>Alexander</strong> hearkened unto<br />

him, for he loved him,^ and because of his love<br />

for his soldiers he went with him to the ban-<br />

queting hall. And there were gathered together<br />

there one and twenty men,^ who were these:<br />

Barkisos, Laweba, Abtelmis (Ptolemy), Sabanderos, The Ban-<br />

Astertiyus, Barabas the king, Arutes, Anmala, ''"^''<br />

' Here ends chapter 28, Bk. iii. of Pseudo-Callisthenes.<br />

^ In the Greek it was Medius who persuaded <strong>Alexander</strong><br />

to go to the feast. Kai ireicTeeii; 'AXeSavbpo? Tfj toO Mribiou<br />

hef\aei, fJKev eiri to beiTrvov autou; see Muller^ p. 145, col. 2.<br />

•5 In the Greek twenty are mentioned as having been<br />

present, i^crav 5e 01 TtapovTe? k', but many of the names<br />

are mutilated; see Miiller, p. 145, note 10.<br />

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