the great horn] Alexander died suddenly in the flower of his age, and in the middle of his victories. toward the foure winds] Chap. 11. 4. That is, which were famous: for almost in the space of fifteen yeers there were fifteene divers successours before this Monarchie was divided to these foure, whereof Cassander had Macedonia, Seleucus Nicator Syria, Antigonus Asia the lesse, and Ptolomeus Lagides Egypt.