Alexander addressing the dead Thebans and Athenians after the battle of Chaeronia:
"Holy shadows of the dead, I'm not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister nations and brother people, to fight one another, I do not feel happy for this victory of mine. On the contrary, I would be glad brothers if I had all of you standing here next to me, since we are united by the SAME language, the SAME BLOOD and the SAME visions"
Curtius Rufus 6,3,11 Historia
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