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Church. 2 Distributed by Heritage History 2010 TO JERUSALEM ............................................................. 62 TYRE ............................................................................. 65 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE ESCAPE ................................................................. 70 A WRONG ....................................................................... 4 THE HIGH PRIEST ........................................................ 73 A REVENGE .................................................................... 6 FROM TYRE TO THE TIGRIS ......................................... 78 PREPARATIONS ............................................................. 11 ARBELA ......................................................................... 81 AT TROY ....................................................................... 16 AT BABYLON ................................................................. 86 AT THE GRANICUS ....................................................... 18 A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE ..................................... 90 HALICARNASSUS ........................................................... 22 VENGEANCE .................................................................. 94 MEMNON ...................................................................... 26 DARIUS .......................................................................... 97 AT SEA .......................................................................... 30 INVALIDED .................................................................. 101 IN GREECE AGAIN ........................................................ 35 NEWS FROM THE EAST ............................................... 103 AT ATHENS ................................................................... 40 THE END ..................................................................... 108 A PERILOUS VOYAGE ................................................... 43 ON THE WRONG SIDE .................................................. 48 DAMASCUS .................................................................... 52 MANASSEH THE JEW .................................................... 56 ANDROMACHÉ .............................................................. 60 Original Copyright 1905 by Alfred J. Church. 3 Distributed by Heritage History 2010 CHAPTER I second place, a good runner, who might have hoped for victory in ordinary years, but who had had no chance against the extraordinary fleetness of the young Argive. He was of a A WRONG well-set, sturdy figure; his face, without being at all handsome, was sufficiently pleasing, though just at the moment it had a The "Boys' Foot-race" at the great games of Olympia, look which might have meant either sullenness or shame. celebrated now for the one hundred and eleventh time since the epoch of Corœbus, has just been run, and the victor is "Who is it that speaks?" said the presiding judge. about to receive his crown of wild olive. The herald proclaims "Charondas, son of Megasthenes, of Thebes," was the answer. with a loud voice, "Charidemus, son of Callicles of Argos, "And what is your objection?" asked the judge. come forward, and receive your prize!" A lad, who might have "I object to Charidemus, alleged to be of Argos, been thought to number seventeen or eighteen summers, so tall because he is a barbarian." and well grown was he, but who had really only just completed his fifteenth year, stepped forward. His face was The sensation produced by these words was great, even less regularly handsome than those of the very finest Greek startling. There could scarcely be a greater insult than to say to type, for the nose was more arched, the chin more strongly any one who claimed to be a Greek that he was a barbarian. marked, and the forehead more square, than a sculptor would Greeks, according to a creed that no one thought of have made them in moulding a boy Apollo; still the young questioning, were the born rulers and masters of the world, for Charidemus had a singularly winning appearance, especially whom everything had been made, and to whom everything now that a smile shone out of his frank blue eyes and parted belonged; barbarians were inferior creatures, without human lips, lips that were neither so full as to be sensual, nor so thin rights, who might be permitted to exist if they were content to as to be cruel. The dark chestnut curls fell clustering about his minister to the well-being of their masters, but otherwise were neck, for the Greek boy was not cropped in the terrier fashion to be dealt with as so many noxious beasts. of his English successor, and the ruddy brown of his clear An angry flush mounted to the young runner's face. A complexion showed a health nurtured by clean living and fierce light flashed from his eyes, lately so smiling, and the red exercise. A hum of applause greeted the young athlete, for he lips were set firmly together. He had now the look of one who had many friends among the young and old of Argos, and he could make himself feared as well as loved. His friends were was remarkable for the worth thatŕ loud in their expressions of wrath. With an emphatic gesture of "appears with brighter shine his hand the judge commanded silence. "Justify your words," When lodged within a worthy shrine" he said to the Theban lad. .ŕa charm which commends itself greatly to the For a few moments Charondas stood silent. Then he multitude. As Charidemus approached the judges a lad stepped turned to the crowd, as if looking for inspiration or help. A forward from the throng that surrounded the tribunal, and man of middle age stepped forward and addressed the judge. exclaimed, "I object." "Permit me, sir, on behalf of my son, whose youth and All eyes were turned upon the speaker. He was modesty hinder him from speaking freely in your august immediately recognized as the competitor who had won the presence, to make a statement of facts." Original Copyright 1905 by Alfred J. Church. 4 Distributed by Heritage History 2010 "Speak on," said the judge, "but say nothing that you "Why then did you enter him as your son for the foot- cannot prove. Such charges as that which we have just heard race?" may not be lightly brought." "Because I had adopted him with all due formalities, "I allege that Charidemus, said to be of Argos, is not in and in the eye of the law he is my son." truth the son of Callicles, but is by birth a Macedonian." "But that did not make him a Greek of pure descent, The word "Macedonian" produced almost as much such as by the immemorial custom of these games he is bound sensation as had been made by the word "barbarian." The to be." Macedonians were more than suspected of compassing the A hum of approval went round the circle of spectators, overthrow of Greek liberties. whilst angry glances were cast at the Argive and his adopted "Where is your proof?" asked the judge. son. Only the sanctity of the spot prevented a show of open "There will be proof sufficient if your august tribunal violence, so hateful had the name of Macedonian