Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

41 8 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
following Alexander, and they did not pursue him.
He arrives And hc weut On until he came to his officer, whom
Ta^p. '° he had left with the two horses, and they mounted
them, and they rode back to the army.
And it came to pass that Alexander tarried a
short time and then went to make war upon Darius,
and Darius came forth against him, marching to-
gether with soldiers upon the river, the waters of
which were at that time frozen. And they lighted
upon a second army of Greeks, and a great battle
was fought, and the Greeks overcame the Persians,
Second de-and DaHus fled, and made his escape by way of
Darius. the Hvcr, where he found the remainder of his
army in full flight. And it came to pass that when
they were in the middle of the river, the ice melted,
and a great number of them were drowned; but
Darius was saved and went back to his fortress,
weeping at his overthrow. And he wrote to
Alexander a letter of entreaty, and he spake unto
him, saying, "I will give thee much wealth, but I
"require thee to give back to me my wife and
"my daughter, and not to lay waste my country."
And when Alexander had read his letter he said,
"If Darius escape me, behold his possessions will
"be left, and if I take him all his riches will fall
"to me.'" Then Alexander abode there until the
winter had passed, for the cold was exceedingly
great.
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