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Quotation from The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian

“Nor did he treat the mother, wife, and children of Darius with neglect”

Arrian

The Campaigns of Alexander, Book II, Chapter 12, trans. E. J. Chinnock (1884)

After Issus, Arrian stresses Alexander's care for Darius's captured family, a key episode in the tradition of Alexander's clemency.

Citation: "Nor did he treat the mother, wife, and children of Darius with neglect" — Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander, Book II, Chapter 12, trans. E. J. Chinnock (1884). (id the-campaigns-of-alexander-q6)

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