Plutarch Quotes
When Darius offered him ten thousand talents, and to divide Asia equally with him, "I would accept it," said Parmenio, "were I Alexander." "And so truly would I," said Alexander, "if I were Parmenio." But he answered Darius that the earth could not bear two suns, nor Asia two kings.
Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. Translated by John Dryden, edited by Arthur Hugh Clough, vol. 4, Little, Brown, and Company, 1859, p. 195.
Honore Gabriel Victor Requiti
McClellan thought President Lincoln an oaf and toyed with the idea of taking over. Ironically, he was a terrible battle general and never would have any reasonable success on the battlefield.
The offer of Darius was to pay him ten thousand talents, to cede to him all the countries west of the Euphrates, and to give him his daughter in marriage. Parmenio had urged him to take the offer. Alexander then went on and defeat Darius and the Persions who far outnumbered his forces. Asia then had one king who was more popular than Darius had been.
Although born a noble, he was very informal and at his dinners and banquets he sat in different places at the table and not at the traditional head. When asked why, this was his reply. See {632267} for an early Spartan similar view.
Plutarch (/ˈpluːtɑːrk/; Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos; Koine Greek: [ˈplutarkʰos]; AD 46–after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo. He is known primarily for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Moralia, a collection of essays and speeches. Upon becoming a Roman citizen, he was named Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος).
