Rex, ante omnis maestus, cupiebat quidem subsistere funeri adfuturus, sed penuria commeatuum festinare cogebat; itaque Philotas cum duobus milibus et dc relictus, ut iusta fratri persolveret, ipse contendit ad Bessum.
The king, saddened more than the others, desired to halt in order to be present at his funeral, but scarcity of supplies caused him to hasten; therefore, leaving Philotas with 2600 men to perform the due rites for his brother, he hurried on to meet Bessus.
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