And we men still living now are happy, with whom this most wise king ever had dealings. And Plato said that a state whose autocrat is a wise man and a lover of the Muses is a happy one. And all of us at any rate are blessed and more than thrice happy, and now it is proper to feel much joy, for it is a great boon to us and to men in the future who shall know of the great king. There is indeed no little acclaim for the renowned king, because he loved education like all fine things,