§17.80.1πολλῶν δὲ ῥηθέντων λόγων οἱ Μακεδόνες κατέγνωσαν τοῦ Φιλώτου καὶ τῶν συγκαταιτιαθέντων θάνατον· ἐν οἷς ὑπῆρχε Παρμενίων ὁ πρῶτος εἶναι δοκῶν τῶν Ἀλεξάνδρου φίλων, τότε δὲ οὐ παρών, ἀλλὰ δόξας διὰ τοῦ ἰδίου υἱοῦ Φιλώτου πεποιῆσθαι τὴν ἐπιβουλήν. §17.80.2ὁ μὲν οὖν Φιλώτας, βασανισθεὶς πρότερον καὶ ὁμολογήσας τὴν ἐπιβουλήν, κατὰ τὸ τῶν Μακεδόνων ἔθος μετὰ τῶν συγκαταγνωσθέντων ἐθανατώθη.
After many speeches had been delivered, the Macedonians condemned Philotas and those accused with him to death; among whom was Parmenion, who was considered to be the first of Alexander's friends, but who was not present at the time, yet was deemed to have formed the conspiracy through his own son Philotas. Now Philotas, having first been tortured and having confessed to the conspiracy, was executed along with those who had been condemned, according to the custom of the Macedonians.
ὁμοίως δὲ τούτῳ καὶ ὁ Λυγκιστὴς Ἀλέξανδρος, αἰτίαν ἔχων ἐπιβεβουλευκέναι τῷ βασιλεῖ, τριετῆ μὲν χρόνον ἐν φυλακῇ τηρούμενος διετέλεσε, διὰ τὴν πρὸς Ἀντίγονον οἰκειότητα τετευχὼς ἀναβολῆς, τότε δʼ εἰς τὴν τῶν Μακεδόνων κρίσιν παραχθεὶς καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἀπολογίαν ἀπορηθεὶς λόγων ἐθανατώθη. §17.80.3ὁ δʼ Ἀλέξανδρος ἐκπέμψας τινὰς ἐπὶ δρομάδων καμήλων καὶ φθάσας τὴν φήμην τῆς περὶ τὸν Φιλώταν τιμωρίας τὸν πατέρα τοῦ Φιλώτου Παρμενίωνα ἐδολοφόνησε, τεταγμένον μὲν τῆς Μηδείας ἄρχοντα, πεπιστευμένον δὲ τοὺς βασιλικοὺς θησαυροὺς ἐν Ἐκβατάνοις, ἔχοντας ταλάντων ὀκτωκαίδεκα μυριάδας. §17.80.4ὁ δʼ Ἀλέξανδρος ἐπιλεξάμενος ἐκ τῶν Μακεδόνων τοὺς ἀλλοτρίας κατʼ αὐτοῦ προϊεμένους φωνὰς καὶ τοὺς ἠγανακτηκότας ἐπὶ τῷ τοῦ Παρμενίωνος θανάτῳ, πρὸς δὲ τούτοις τοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀποσταλείσας εἰς Μακεδονίαν ἐπιστολαῖς ἀλλότριόν τι γεγραφότας τοῖς οἰκείοις περὶ τῶν τῷ βασιλεῖ συμφερόντων εἰς ἓν κατέλεξε σύστημα καὶ προσηγόρευσεν ἀτάκτων τάγμα, ὅπως μὴ διὰ τὰς τούτων ἀκαίρους φωνὰς καὶ παρρησίας τὸ λοιπὸν πλῆθος τῶν Μακεδόνων συνδιαφθείρηται.
In like manner to him, Alexander the Lyncestian also, who was accused of having conspired against the king, had continued to be kept in prison for a period of three years, having obtained a delay of execution due to his friendship with Antigonus; but at this time, having been brought before the judgment of the Macedonians and having run out of words during his defense, he was executed. But Alexander, sending out certain men on dromedary camels and outstripping the rumor of the punishment of Philotas, assassinated Philotas' father Parmenion, who had been appointed commander of Media and entrusted with the royal treasures in Ecbatana, which amounted to one hundred and eighty thousand talents. And Alexander, having selected from among the Macedonians those who uttered hostile words against him and those who were indignant at the death of Parmenion, and in addition to these, those who had written in their letters sent to Macedonia anything unfavorable to their relatives concerning the king's interests, enrolled them into a single unit and called it the Unit of the Undisciplined, so that the rest of the multitude of the Macedonians might not be corrupted along with them by their untimely words and freedom of speech.