And since he was charging against hostile missiles and precipitous positions covered with infantry and cavalry, and through a stream that swept men off their feet and surged about them, he seemed to be acting like a frenzied and foolish commander rather than a wise one. However, he persisted in his attempt to cross, gained the opposite banks with difficulty and much ado, though they were moist and slippery with mud,
Edition :
Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
Remark :
perpetrator: According to the entry in the New Pauly, Memnon was in command at the Granicus.
http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/granicus-e427330 victim: It can safely be assumed that Alexander's army suffered losses through the missiles. motive: Alexander's ambition can be seen in 16.2.
