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

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TYRE. 329well provided with arms, <strong>and</strong> had a brave population, — agarrison stated by some atthirty thous<strong>and</strong> men, though thisfigure may refer to arms-bearing inliabitants, — all manner <strong>of</strong>machines suitable to resist a siege, <strong>and</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> <strong>war</strong>-ships,which were brought back by King Azemilcus justbefore <strong>the</strong>Tyre.investment was completed. It was provisioned for a longperiod.<strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> hoped to get <strong>the</strong> assistance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Phoenicianfleet. The Tyrians still trusted that <strong>the</strong>ir old associatesmight join <strong>the</strong>m, ra<strong>the</strong>r than help <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> crush an ancientally.As <strong>the</strong> king had for <strong>the</strong> moment no vessels, <strong>and</strong> was reducedto attacking <strong>the</strong> city <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> shore, he made up his mind tobuild a mole across <strong>the</strong> channel <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> mainl<strong>and</strong>. The

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