Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

ALEXANDER'S LIFE BY JOHN MADABBAR. 59
standing. Now Candace had heard of the mighty
deeds of Alexander and of his habit of mingHng
with the spies when he wished to make war upon
the kings of the earth. And queen Candace
recoraized him when he came to her with the
spies, and she laid hold of him and said unto
him, "Thou thyself art Alexander the king, who
"hast captured the [p. 383] whole world, but thou
"art thyself this day captured by a woman." And
Alexander said unto her, "Thou hast captured me
"by thy knowledge, and clever understanding, and
"wisdom; from this day forward I will protect
"thee and thy children from all harm, and I will
"make thee my wife." And when Candace heard
these words she bowed down at his feet, and made
a treaty of peace with him, and he took her to
wife. And it came to pass after these things
that the Abyssinians submitted to him.
And when Alexander was dying he divided
his kingdom among his four friends who had been
his allies in the war. Philip, his elder brother,
took the country of Macedonia and became king
therein, and over all Europe also; and Alexander
made Ptolemy, who was surnamed Lagus, king
over the country of Egypt.