Demetrius, then, on reaching the door where his own body-guards stood, said merely, ‘Smite any one who follows me,’ and quietly went out himself; but Alexander was cut down by the guards, together with those of his friends who came to his aid. One of these, we are told, as he was smitten, said that Demetrius had got one day's start of them.
Edition :
Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1920. 9.
Remark :
topology: The topology is mentioned in 36.5. date: The date is taken from the New Pauly.
http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/demetrius-e314200 context: The context is entertaining because the episode happens after a supper. This is mentioned in 36.5. long-term consequence: Demetrius is proclaimed king of Macedonia. This is mentioned in 37.2.
