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1、THETEMPLEPLUTARCHEditedbyV_.H.D.ROUSEM_THELIVESOFTHENOBLEGREEKSANDROMANSThemostofthemcomparedtogetherbythatgravelearnedPhilosopherandHistorio-¢rapherPlutarchofCh_roneaTHELIFEOFALEXANDERTHEGREATHAvisodeterminedinthisvolumetowritethellfeTheofKingAlexander,andofJuliusC_esar,thatover-author'scamePompey:
2、havingtospeakofmanythings,Iaimwillusenoneotherpreface,butonlydesirethereadersnottoblamemethoughIdonotdeclareallthingsatlarge,hu_briei]ytouchdiverhchieflyinthosetheirnoblestactsandmostworthyofm-6mory.Fortheymustremember,thatmyintentisnottowritehistories,butonlylives.For,thenoblestdeedsdonotalwaysshew
3、men'svertuesandvices,but_entimesalightoccasion,aword,orsomesportmakesmen'snaturaldispositionsandmannersappearmoreplain,thanthefamousbattelswon,whereinareslaintenthousandmen,orthegreatarmies,orcitieswonbysiegeorassault.Forlikeaspaintersordrawersofpictures,whichmakenoaccountofotherpartsofthebody,dotak
4、etherese_cesofthefaceandfa¢ourofthecounte-mace,inthewhichcondsteththejudgementoftheirVIIAzPLUTARCH'SLIVESThemannersanddisposition:evensotheymustgiveusa_exo!oleavenly,antodseekthereobutysthehewsigthensanlifdetoofkenseitheorftheofthemimnd,underreferringyouuntootherstowritethewars,barrels,andothergreat
5、thingstheydid.ItiscertainthatAlexanderwasdescendedfromHerculesbyCaranus,andthatofhismother'sside,hecameofthebloodofthe2EacidesNeoptolemus.Theysayalso,thatKingPhiliphisfatherwhenhewasayoungman,fellinfancywithhismotherOlym-pias,whichatthattimealsowasayoungmaiden,andanorphanwithoutfatherormother,intheI
6、sleofSamothrace,wheretheywerebothre-ceivedintothemysteryandfraternityofthehouseofthereligions:andthatafterwards,hedidaskherinmarriageofherbrotherArymbas,withwhoseconsenttheyweremarriedtogether.Thenightbeforetheylayinweddedbed,thebridedreamed,thatlightningfellintoherbelly,andthatwithal,therewasagreat
7、lightfirethatdispeng_litselfailaboutintodiversflames.KingPhilipherhusbandalso,shortlyafterhewasmarried,dreamedthathedidsealhiswife'sbelly,andthattheseatwherewithhesealed,leftbehindtheprintofalion.Cert
