Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from ...

250 PROSPECTS.ble of doing, if led by a man like Memnon, the very best ofwork.Galas, son of Harpalus, who was familiar with this territory,having been here with Parmenio during theprecedingtwo years, was made satrap of Flellespontine Phrygia. Hisinstructions were to make no internal changes, to administerthe government with the ancient officials, but subject to Alexander'scontrol, and to collect taxes as usual. These nowflowed into the Macedonian army-chest.This victory was well calculated to give Alexander a greatrepute and abundant success in Asia.His personal prowess,the exceptional slaughter of noble Persians, not unlike thefall of heroes in the Iliad, must have impressed itself withwonderful force on the Persian imagination. The moraleffect ofthe victory at the Granicus, and the loss of so manyof the governors and chiefs of this section in that battle, socompletely broke up the power of the Persian satraps, that noarmy thereafter was found to face Alexander in the open fieldin Asia Minor.The road to the heart of Persia lay open to Alexander.He could march straight on Gordium and down towardsCilicia. The direct route lay that way. But he clearly sawthat this path could not yet be trodden. The Persian fleetwas in the ^^ean. His advance across the Taurus mountainswould not be safe till all the cities of the coast were inhis possession, so as to neutralize the one power of Persia —her ships — in which he was not prepared tomeasure armswith her. And he must have control of these cities to protecthis o^vn rear and flanks as he advanced.Full of Greeksand democrats, these towns, not unwilling before, stood allthe more ready now, after this unexpected triumph, to yieldthemselves and their treasures and fortunes to the conqueror.And the possession of these towns would have yet another