![]() ![]() Then he turned to Phraates, ‘Come with me.’ ‘Take me to him, Hephaestion, and give orders to someone to take care of them,’ he said, pointing to Barsine and Eteocles at that moment the bearers were laying the son alongside his mother. ‘But Alexander, the men are waiting to see you, to hear your victory speech. ‘I think I saw him among the Persian notables who have been captured. But we have taken Mazaeus.’Īlexander thought to himself for a moment and then asked, ‘Is there news of Artabazos?’ ‘He fled together with Bessus, probably towards Susa or Persepolis, I’m not sure. ![]() There are thousands and thousands of bodies scattered all over the plain and others are being killed as I speak by our cavalry who gave them chase.’ At least two thousand it seems, if not more, but the Persians too have suffered heavy losses. Alexander acknowledged them with a nod and then turned again to his friend to ask, ‘How many?’ ![]()
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