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

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MEMNON DIES. 285<strong>the</strong> temporary comm<strong>and</strong> to his nephew Pharnabazus. Memnon'splan had been to sail for <strong>the</strong> Hellespont, so soon as hehad a suitable base in <strong>the</strong> -^gean, cut <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>'s communicationsat this point, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>nce invade Macedonia. He was<strong>the</strong> one man in <strong>the</strong> service <strong>of</strong>Darius whose conception <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>methods by which to meet <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>'s invasion had all alongbeen clear, intelligent <strong>and</strong> practicable. His successor was,however, by no means equal to <strong>the</strong> task thus inherited.Mitylene, hard pressed, was finally obliged to surrender itsallegiance to <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>, which it did on <strong>the</strong> promise by Pharnabazus<strong>and</strong> by Autophradates, who was serving with him, <strong>of</strong>certain favorable conditions ; but no sooner did <strong>the</strong> Persiansobtain possession <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> city than <strong>the</strong>y violated all <strong>the</strong> agreements,<strong>and</strong> exacted heavy tribute <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> citizens. Theyobtained possession <strong>of</strong> Tenedos in much <strong>the</strong> same manner.Memnon's vigor seemed to survive him for some months.The activity thus displayed by <strong>the</strong> Persian fleet, if put inpractice a year sooner, might have seriously interfered with

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