with money for the purpose (Plut. Alex. vii. 2). Alexander also venerated his teacher, until finally he became his enemy after the death of Callisthenes (Plut. Alex. viii. 2). Alexander also loved music and gave serious attention to it, until he was asked by his father if he was not ashamed to sing so well, whereupon he began to neglect singing, as an art unbecoming his dignity. Once when his teacher of music asked him to strike a certain string, as the art required, Alexander said: “What difference