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Do You Not Think It A Matter Worthy Of Lamentation That When There Is Such A Vast Multitude Of Them [worlds], We Have Not Yet Conquered One?

Your Ancestors Came To Macedonia And The Rest Of Hellas [greece] And Did Us Great Harm, Though We Had Done Them No Prior Injury. I Have Been Appointed Leader Of The Greeks, And Wanting To Punish The Persians I Have Come To Asia, Which I Took From You.

I Foresee A Great Funeral Contest Over Me.

Shall I Pass By And Leave You Lying There Because Of The Expedition You Led Against Greece, Or Shall I Set You Up Again Because Of Your Magnanimity And Your Virtues In Other Respects?

Now You Fear Punishment And Beg For Your Lives, So I Will Let You Free, If Not For Any Other Reason So That You Can See The Difference Between A Greek King And A Barbarian Tyrant, So Do Not Expect To Suffer Any Harm From Me. A King Does Not Kill Messengers.