Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander: On the way to Babylon across the Tigris, Chaldaean philosophers warned from their oracles against his entry, but…
On the way to Babylon across the Tigris, Chaldaean philosophers warned from their oracles against his entry, but Alexander answered with a line of Euripides. tradition
Ἀλέξανδρος δὲ ὡς τὸν Τίγρητα ποταμὸν ξὺν τῇ στρατιᾷ διέβη ἐλαύνων ἐπὶ Βαβυλῶνος, ἐνταῦθα ἐντυγχάνουσιν αὐτῷ Χαλδαίων οἱ λόγιοι, καὶ ἀπαγαγόντες ἀπὸ τῶν ἑταίρων…
Location: 7.16.1–7.16.5
Before he enters Babylon the Chaldeans try to dissuade him
εἰς δὲ Βαβυλῶνα προάγοντος αὐτοῦ Νέαρχος ἀφίκετο γὰρ αὖθις εἰσπλεύσας Εἰς τὸν Εὐφράτην διὰ τῆς μεγάλης θαλάσσης ἔφη τινὰς ἐντυχεῖν αὐτῷ Χαλδαίους, παραινοῦντας…
Location: Plut. Alexander 73
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | a는 에우리피데스 시구로 답함, b는 적지 않음 |
Place: Babylon
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