Diu omnibus cogitatis, placuit per milites Bactrianos ad omne obsequium destinatos regem comprehendere mittique nuntium ad Alexandrum, qui indicaret vivum asservari eum; si, id quod timebant, proditionem aspernatus esset, occisuri Dareum et Bactra cum suarum gentium manu petituri.
After long deliberation on all possibilities, they decided to seize the king with the aid of the Bactrian troops, who could be counted upon for absolute obedience, and that then a message should be sent to Alexander, to make known to him that Darius was being held alive in their power; if, as they feared, Alexander should have rejected their betrayal, they intended to kill Darius, and make for Bactra with the forces of their nations.
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