A Young Macedonian in the Army of Alexander the Great

by Alfred John Church

The Departure.

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A
YOUNG MACEDONIAN
IN THE ARMY OF
ALEXANDER THE GREAT

BY THE
REV. ALFRED J. CHURCH, M.A.
Lately Professor of Latin in University College, London

With Sixteen Illustrations

LONDON
SEELEY AND CO. LIMITED
ESSEX STREET, STRAND
1890

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The visit of Alexander to Jerusalem is recorded by Josephus only. The fact that it is not mentioned by Arrian, who had contemporary diaries before him, by Quintus Curtius, or by Diodorus Siculus, certainly throws some doubt upon it. But it must be remembered that Jerusalem was not more interesting than any other Syrian town to these writers. Bishop Westcott thinks that Josephus’s narrative may be true, and I am content to make this opinion my defence for introducing the incident into my story.

A. C.

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CONTENTS

CHAP.		PAGE
I.	A WRONG	[1]
II.	A REVENGE	[9]
III.	PREPARATIONS	[24]
IV.	AT TROY	[40]
V.	AT THE GRANĪCUS	[48]
VI.	HALICARNASSUS	[60]
VII.	MEMNON	[73]
VIII.	AT SEA	[83]
IX.	IN GREECE AGAIN	[98]
X.	AT ATHENS	[114]
XI.	A PERILOUS VOYAGE	[122]
XII.	ON THE WRONG SIDE	[137]
XIII.	DAMASCUS	[150]
XIV.	MANASSEH THE JEW	[162]
XV.	ANDROMACHÉ	[173]
XVI.	TO JERUSALEM	[180]
XVII.	TYRE	[190]
XVIII.	THE ESCAPE	[204]
XIX.	THE HIGH PRIEST	[213]
XX.	FROM TYRE TO THE TIGRIS	[226]
XXI.	ARBELA	[237]
XXII.	AT BABYLON	[251]
XXIII.	A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE	[261]
XXIV.	VENGEANCE	[273]
XXV.	DARIUS	[284]
XXVI.	INVALIDED	[294]
XXVII.	NEWS FROM THE EAST	[300]
XXVIII.	THE END	[315]

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

THE DEPARTURE	[Frontispiece]
ALEXANDER THE GREAT	[18]
ALEXANDER AND DIOGENES	[36]
BARSINÉ	[82]
APOLLO AND CHEIRON	[102]
DEMOSTHENES	[108]
DARIUS	[134]
ALEXANDER AND BUCEPHALUS	[146]
THE TREASURE CARAVAN	[156]
THE SWING	[160]
HUNTING	[220]
AMMON	[224]
THE COMPANIONS	[248]
IN THE GARDENS OF BABYLON	[258]
THE BANQUET AT MARACANDA	[304]
THE INDIAN BACCHUS	[312]

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