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                <passage>
                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text xml:base="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><body xml:lang="eng" n="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><div type="textpart" subtype="alphabetic_letter" n="S"><div type="textpart" subtype="entry" xml:id="sisines-bio-1" n="sisines_1"><head><persName xml:lang="la"><surname full="yes">Sisines</surname></persName></head><p>(<label xml:lang="grc">Σισίνης</label>), a Persian, who, according to Curtius (<bibl n="Curt. 3.4">3.4</bibl>), was sent on an embassy to Philip of Macedon by the satrap of
      Egypt, and was induced to remain in the Macedonian service. He accompanied Alexander the Great
      on his expedition into Asia; and, while the army was in Cilicia, in <date when-custom="-333">B. C.
       333</date>, he received a letter from Nabarzanes, a Persian officer, urging upon him the
      assassination of <ref target="alexander-the-great-bio-1">Alexander</ref>. The letter, however,
      had previously fallen into the king's hands, who had re-sealed it, and caused it to be
      delivered to Sisines, with the view of testing his fidelity. Sisines intended to acquaint <ref target="alexander-the-great-bio-1">Alexander</ref> with its contents, but several days
      elapsed without his finding an opportunity of doing so, and <ref target="alexander-the-great-bio-1">Alexander</ref>, therefore, feeling sure of his treachery,
      ordered him to be put to death.</p><p>The name Sisines appears to be only another form of Asisines. (See <bibl n="Arr. An. 1.25">Arr. Anab. 1.25</bibl>.) </p><byline>[<ref target="author.E.E">E.E</ref>]</byline></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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