Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from ...

G40SUBMISSION AND RECONCILIATION.pointments as for a quite new army, organizing it in theMacedonian fashion, in phalanx and hipparchies, horse andfoot agema and palace guards. He is then said to have sentword to the Macedonians to leave the camp, or if they pleased,to take up arms against him. He would show them, then,that he could do without them, but that they without himwere powei-less. When the Macedonians ascertained that toan entire new army which had been created of Medes andPersians all the orders were being given, that they themselveswere totally ignored, as if indeed, they did not exist,they lost heart, and, running in a body to the palace, theycast their weaj^ons down at the gates, and jjleaded bitterly forpardon, exclaiming that they would not withdraw day nornight from the palace gate till Alexander had restored themto his favor.Alexander was at length mollified. He came out to meethis veterans, forgave them, and admitted them all to theirancient honors. Then one of the Macedonians, an old andworthy "hipparch of the Companions," Kallines by name,advanced and spoke for the rest :" O king ! we are grievedthat thou hast admitted as kinsmen many Medes and Persians,and hast not admitted us." To which Alexanderreplied: "Ye are all my kinsmen," and as many as desiredsaluted him with a kiss, the privilege of kinsmen only, accordins:to the Persian custom which Alexander had at this timeadopted. The Macedonians then retired to their camp, shoutingand exulting for very joy. This reconciliation was followedby sacrifices, and by a great feast at which the Macedonianssat next the king and the Persians below them. Ofthis feast nine thousand men are said to have partaken at thetables of the king. This victory over his army was probablya full compensation to Alexander for the refusal ofthe Macedonians to cross the Hyphasis. He had conquered