ARRIAN: CAPTURE OF BESSUS 329

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    • Who did Alexander leave as satrap of Bactria?
      Artabazus
    • What did Alexander do with men unfit for service?
      Sent them home
    • How was Bessus treated upon capture?
      Stripped of clothes and led in a dog collar
    • What punishment did Alexander order for Bessus?
      Cut off his nose and tips of ears
    • Why does Arrian criticize Alexander's punishment of Bessus?
      He considers it excessive severity
    • What does Arrian criticize about Alexander's treatment of subjects?
      He treats them as inferiors
    • What type of dress did Alexander begin to wear?
      Median dress with a Persian bonnet
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