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I have been trying to find the quote reportedly by Darius III, who, while dying, thanked Alexander for the way he treated his wife and daughters (who had been abandoned after the Battle of Issus). Can any one give me a source and the quote? One of my professors asked me about this...
-- Anonymous, April 16, 2002
Ah! The delights of 'quotes' from ancient sources. You tell your professor I'll lay ten to one odds against that whoever 'quoted' Darius III saying this, the quote's as bogus as a three dollar bill. You can quote me on that.
-- Anonymous, April 16, 2002