The Persian boyBantam Books, 1974 - 469 pages |
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Al'skander Alexander Alexander's arms army Artabazos asked Babylon Bagoas Baktrians battle beautiful Bessos blood Boubakes breath brought camp chariot clothes Darius dead Doriskos Ekbatana Eumenes eunuch eyes face father feast felt friends gave Gedrosia gold gone Greek guard hair hand harem head hear heard Hephaistion Hephaistion's honor horse Indian Kalanos Kallisthenes Kassandros keep killed King King's kissed Kleitos knew Kyros laughed learned lived looked lord Macedon Macedonians Marakanda Medes Nabarzanes never night Omphis once Oxathres Oxyartes Palace Perdikkas Persepolis Persian Persian boy Peukestas Philotas Poros Ptolemy quiet remembered ride river rode round Roxane royal satraps Scythians seemed seen sent sleep smile Sogdian soldiers someone soon spoke squires stood supper Susa talk tell tent things thought Thracian told took troops turned voice waited wanted watched wine women word wound