Arrian on the embassies to Alexander

In the first months of 323, Alexander the Great received embassies from all over the world. Arrian of Nicomedia describes them in his Anabasis, sections 7.15.4-6.

They are given here in the translation by Aubrey de Sélincourt.

The embassies to Alexander

[7.15.4] On the way back to Babylon he was met by representatives from Libya, who with congratulatory speeches offered him a crown in recognition of his sovereignty over Asia; Bruttian, Lucanian, and Etruscan^note[Bruttians, Lucanians and Etruscans: people from Italy. The first two had fought a war against Alexander's brother in law, Alexander o