A l e x a n d e r t h e G r e a t 29 Scene I Place: Marakanada (Samarkand) Time: 328 BCE Setting: Alexander’s Tent (A group of commanders chatting. Alexander enters and he is greeted by bowing) Alexander: Bessus, the Persian commander has declared himself King of Persia. He has taken the name Ardashir Shah upon his coronation. This tenacious man has also dared to attack us. Our troops are chasing him and he will soon be captured. (Noise outside the tent. One of the commanders, Ptolemy, enters. He is holding a whip in his hand.
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