beside them. No matter what happens Alexander, I assure you that I will not remain in this world after you.<hr>
I was able to survive Darius, who was my son, but after all the obligations I have towards you,<hr>
I could not survive you. I apologize for expressing such dark sentiment on a day of<hr>
rejoicing. I believe it would be advantageous for you to know that there is here a princess<hr>
and a mother who, without cowardice and injustice, loved you more than her own son, even though you were<hr>
her enemy. So please forgive me these if this thought is gloomy, but it glorifies you, and believe<hr>
that if my wishes are granted, not only will your glory be immortal but your persona too.<hr>
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                                         Effect of this speech<hr>
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       One would not know Alexander very well to doubt the effect of this speech. This great<hr>
soul intensified his benevolence towards this queen. He gained her heart so much<hr>
that not long after, when the conqueror's death came about in Babylon, she did not hesitate to keep<hr>
her promise to him, as she died from sorrow. And undoubtedly, this death was<hr>
a glorious testament to the goodness of Alexander. Even while a great orator employed<hr>
all his artistry to give Alexander praise, exaggerating all the significant acts that he had<hr>
accomplished, I believe I say something extraordinary when I simply state that<hr>
Sisygambis endured the death of Darius, her son, but she could not bear the death of the great<hr>
Alexander. She lived after one, she died after the other, and morality proved stronger than nature.<hr>
 What a beautiful public homage!<hr>
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                                                  Notes<hr>
       Sisygambis is the mother of Darius III, Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty, and possibly also the mother of Stateira, wife of Darius III.<hr>
       Stateira II, originally named Barsine, is a Persian princess of the Achaemenid dynasty. She is the eldest daughter of Darius III and Stateira. She married Alexander the Great in 324 BC at the Susian weddings. She was murdered in 323 BC on the orders of Roxana, Alexander's first wife.<hr>
       Darius III Codoman was the King of Persia from 336 BC until his death in 330 BC. He was also the Pharaoh of Egypt until 332 BC. Defeated by Alexander the Great, he was the last great Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire.<hr>
       Alexander the Great is a king of Macedonia and one of the most famous characters of Antiquity. Aristotle's student and King of Macedonia from 336 BC, he became one of history's greatest conquerors by taking possession of the vast Persian Empire and advancing as far as the shores of the Indus River, an Asian river that flows into the Sea of Oman.<hr>
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