was brought out of it to prove him to have lied in saying that he possessed so little money.  However the tent burned quicker than was expected, and Alexander was sorry that he had destroyed all the papers and writings which it contained.  There was found in the ruins more than a thousand talents’ worth of gold and silver, melted by the heat of the fire.  Of this Alexander refused to take any, but sent orders to all the officers of his kingdom to replace the accounts and writings which had been destroyed.  Once again too he quarrelled with Hephaestion about some present to which each laid claim.  They each abused the other roundly, but Eumenes came off the victor.  Shortly afterwards, however, Hephaestion died, to the great grief of Alexander, who was enraged with all those who had disliked Hephaestion when alive, and were pleased at his death.  He regarded Eumenes with especial hatred, and frequently referred to his quarrels with Hephaestion.  Eumenes, however, being a shrewd man, determined that what seemed likely to become his ruin should prove his salvation.  He won Alexander’s favour by inventing new and extravagant modes of showing honour to his friend, and spent money profusely in providing him with a splendid funeral.

III.  When Alexander himself died, and the Macedonian army quarrelled with its chiefs, he in reality espoused the cause of the latter, although he declared that he belonged to neither party, modestly observing that it was not for him, a stranger, to interfere in the quarrels of Macedonians with one another.  In the general division of Alexander’s conquests which then took place, Eumenes obtained Cappadocia, Paphlagonia, and the coast of the Euxine sea as far as Trapezus.[170] This country was not yet conquered by the Macedonians, but was ruled by Ariarathes, and Leonnatus and Antigonus were requested by Perdikkas to come with a large army to put Eumenes in possession of his principality.  Antigonus took no heed of this command, as he was already revolving immense schemes of conquest, and beginning to despise his colleagues.  Leonnatus, however, did begin to march an army towards Phrygia, intending to help Eumenes, but on the way he was met by Hekataeus the despot of Kardia, who besought him to assist the Macedonians under Antipater, who were being besieged in the city of Lamia.  Leonnatus on hearing this became eager to cross his army over the straits into Europe; and consequently he sent for Eumenes and reconciled him with Hekataeus.  These two men had always been at enmity with one another on political grounds.  Eumenes had often endeavoured to use his influence with Alexander to crush Hekataeus, and restore liberty to the oppressed citizens of Kardia, and never ceased accusing him of tyranny and injustice.  On this occasion Eumenes refused to take part in the expedition into Europe, stating that he feared Antipater, who had always been his enemy, and who would be very likely to assassinate him to please Hekataeus.