' Antiquities of the Jews'- " As to Alexander,his own people were seditious against him

, for at festival which was then celebrated,when he stood upon the altar, and was going to sacrifice, the Greek nation rose upon him and pelted him with citrons, where

besides his other ill success,the Greek nation insulted him, and fought against him, and he fought against them for six years ( 329 B.C. - 323 B.C.), and when he desired that they would desist from their ill will to him, they hated him so much the more, on account of what had already happened ( Chinese take over in 326 B.C.), and when he had asked them what he ought to do, they cried out, that he ought to kill himself ".