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

A WINTER CAMPAIGN. 271capture and garrison the coast cities, and thus finish the workof neutralizing the Persian fleet. For without a port on themainhand it must soon leave the ^gean. Thence his routewould lie across the mountains through Pisidia intodue north to Gordium.Phrygia,The columns separated.Parmenio, whose task was easy,carried out his programme with discretion, and in due timePHRYGIAHalicarnassus to Gordium.turned up at Gordium with the troops in excellent disciplineand heart. We shall find him there by and by. Alexanderstarted along the coast.Having taken Hyparna, where theGreek mercenaries surrendered the citadel on promise of safeconduct, Alexander invaded Lycia, and captured Telmessus,Pinara, Xanthus, Patara, and some thirty other towns.Thiswas the more easy, as Lycia had retained under the Persianking a sort of semi-independence.Of all the cities, Marmaraalone defended itself desperately. But naught availed it.When the engines had effected such a breach that all chances