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Six Centuries of English Poetry

Note 10 — ALEXANDER'S FEAST; OR, THE POWER OF MUSIC:

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Darius. At the time of this feast at Persepolis, Darius, the vanquished king of Persia, was still living, although a fugitive. In the following year Alexander pursued him into the Parthian Desert, where he was murdered by the satrap of Bactria. By order of Alexander, the body of the unfortunate king was sent to Persepolis, to be buried in the tombs of the kings.

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