Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

BY AL-MAKIN. 365
yet the breath of life was in him. And Alexander
said, "Praise be to God Almighty that it was not
"one of my soldiers who slew thee, and that this
"took place by the Will of God Almighty, the
"Most High; now, if thou hast any commands to
"make, charge me therewith." And Darius said,
"Yea, I have commands wherewith to charge thee.
"I desire thee to slay him that slew me; and if
"thou sparest him then shall God Almighty do
"unto thee even as thou doest unto me. Do thou,
"also, marry my daughter, and cherish my mother;"
and Alexander undertook [to do] these things. So Death of
Darius died, and Alexander stood [and walked]
until [he came to] his grave.
Then Alexander made the generals of the army
of Darius to come before him, and they came
with glad hearts, and he confirmed them in their
several ranks and grrades; and after this he married
Darius' daughter, and dealt graciously with his
mother. And next he sought out the two men Darius'
of his body-guard who had slain him, and he„ucified.
gave orders to crucify them upon a high place;
and thus he completed their exalted position because
of their treacherous behaviour to [their] king.
[The writer of this chronicle] saith [p. 214]:—
And it came to pass that when Alexander had
become king over Persia, and had obtained power
over all the provinces thereof and had mingled
with the nobles thereof and had held converse
with them, and had seen what knowledg-e and
power they possessed, he sent to Aristotle, saying,