Hexapla in Danielem: that is, A six-fold commentarie vpon the most diuine prophesie of Daniel wherein according to the method propounded in Hexapla vpon Genesis and Exodus, sixe things are obserued in euery chapter. 1. The argument and method. 2. The diuers readings. 3. The questions discussed. 4. Doctrines noted. 5. Controversies handled. 6. Morall observations applyed. Wherein many obscure visions, and diuine prophesies are opened, and difficult questions handled with great breuitie, perspicuitie, and varietie ... and the best interpreters both old and new are therein abridged. Diuided into two bookes ... By Andrevv Willet Professour of Diuinitie. The first booke.

Quest. 12. How all Alexanders posteritie was rooted out, that none of them succeeded in the kingdome.

1. Hierome thus expoundeth these words, not to his posteritie, quia Alexander liberos non habuit, because Alexander had no children, which Pintus thus with fauour interpreteth, that he had no sonne, which succeeded him: but if Hieromes words be well marked, he gi∣ueth this as a reason, why the kingdome was devolued to strangers, because Alexander had no children: whereas he had two sonnes, Alexander by Roxane, and Hercules of Barsines, as Trogus and Iustinus testifie.

2. Some writers thinke, that Alexander had a sonne called Alexander by Thalestra, Queene of the Amazons, as Q. Curtius, Clitarchus, Polycritus, Onexicritus affirme: but that is by other historians held to be but a fable: as Hecataeus, Philippus Chalcidicus, Duris Samius, Plutarchus Cheronens. Philo Thebanus, with others, ex Pinto. for this Alexander was Alexanders sonne by his wife Roxane.

3. This then was Alexanders posteritie and kinred which he left behind him: his mother Olympias, and Pyrrhus his vncle king of Epirus, his brother Aridens, and his sister Cleopa∣tra, his two wiues with their two sonnes, Roxane with Alexander, and Barsines with Her∣cules, they were eight in all: Olympias causeth Arideus to be killed: Cassander thereupon taketh occasion to put Olympias to death beeing almost 80. yeare old, and poisoneth both Alexanders sonnes, Alexander and Hercules, with Roxane Alexanders wife: Cleopatra Alexanders sister, the gouernour of the Sardians, who was base brother to Philip Alexanders

father, procured to be killed, therein thinking to gratifie Antigonus: last of all Pyrrhus was vanquished by Antigonus Demettius sonne, and his head cut off. And thus in few yeares all Alexanders posteritie was cut off, that none liued to succeede him.