5/9/2023 0 Comments The Pack by Grea AlexanderWhen the king had caught fire at their words, all leaped up from their couches and passed the word along to form a victory procession in honour of Dionysius. 4 Others took up the cry and said that this was a deed worthy of Alexander alone. 3 This was said to men who were still young and giddy with wine, and so, as would be expected, someone shouted out to form the comus and to light torches, and urged all to take vengeance for the destruction of the Greek temples. 2 At this point one of the women present, Thais by name and Attic by origin, said that for Alexander it would be the finest of all his feats in Asia if he joined them in a triumphal procession, set fire to the palaces, and permitted women's hands in a minute to extinguish the famed accomplishments of the Persians. While they were feasting and the drinking was far advanced, as they began to be drunken a madness took possession of the minds of the intoxicated guests. He performed costly sacrifices to the gods and entertained his friends bountifully. "72 1 Alexander held games in honour of his victories.
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