Excerpt from The King: A Romance of the Camp and Court of Alexander the Great; The Story of Theba, the Macedonian CaptiveIt was a halting cry, one of doubt and fear, not a shout of exultation such as should proclaim a young and warlike Monarch. For the hour of Alexander the Great's accession to the throne was one of horror and dire confusion; and this not strangely, for his father, Philip, who had made the nation great, lay outstretched before the multi tude, bathed in blood, stricken down by the assassin Pausanias. The vast assembly that filled the theatre where the tragedy occurred, looked on with bated breath and staring eyes, abashed and trem bling; for no one can see a man die, even if it be his allotted hour, with tranquil unconcern, and it is ever a most grewsome and terrifying spectacle to see a strong man stricken down untimely; to look into his face as he receives the unexpected stroke.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.