Indian mercenaries defend many cities against Alexander.

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Related Conflict :	Wars of Alexander The Great
Perpetrator (Group) :	Origin: Indian, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Person) :	Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: begging for mercy/sueing for peace, Direct Consequence: defeat
Victim (Group) :	Army of Alexander III the Great Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: defeat
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Alexander 59.3Plutarch Alexander 59.3 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	India (India)
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	4 B.C.
Context :	war/military campaign
Motivation :	self-defence
Long-Term Consequence :	declaration of peace/truce death
Original Text :	ἐπεὶ δὲ τῶν Ἰνδῶν οἱ μαχιμώτατοι μισθοφοροῦντες ἐπεφοίτων ταῖς πόλεσιν ἐρρωμένως ἀμύνοντες καὶ πολλὰ τὸν Ἀλέξανδρον ἐκακοποίουν, σπεισάμενος ἔν τινι πόλει πρὸς αὐτούς ἀπιόντας ἐν ὁδῷ λαβὼν ἅπαντας ἀπέκτεινε,
Translation :	The best fighters among the Indians, however, were mercenaries, and they used to go about to the different cities and defend them sturdily, and wrought much harm to Alexander's cause. Therefore, after he had made a truce with them in a certain city and allowed them to depart, he fell upon them as they marched and slew them all.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
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