Biduo deinde ad quietem dato militibus iussisque et classem et machinas pariter admovere, ut undique territis instaret, ipse in altissimam turrem ascendit ingenti animo, periculo maiore; quippe regio insigni et armis fulgentibus conspicuus, unus praecipue telis petebatur.
Then two days were given to the soldiers for rest, and they were ordered to bring up both the fleet and at the same time the machines, in order that Alexander might terrify the enemy by an attack on all sides; he himself mounted a very lofty tower, with great courage and still greater danger; for being conspicuous for his royal garb and gleaming arms, he more than any other was a special target for missiles.
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