Hoc rege infelicior Alexander <Pheraeus>, cuius praecordia hinc amor, hinc metus torserunt: nam cum infinito ardore coniugis Thebes teneretur, ad eam ex epulis in cubiculum veniens barbarum compunctum notis Thraciis stricto gladio iubebat anteire, nec prius se <e>idem lecto committebat quam a stipatoribus diligenter esset scrutatus.
More unhappy than this king was Alexander of Pherae, whose breast was tortured by love on the one hand and fear on the other. His passion for his wife Thebe knew no bounds, but when he came to her bedroom after dinner he had a barbarian tattooed with Thracian marks go in front with drawn sword, and did not entrust himself to the same bed until it had been carefully searched by his guards.
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