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

352 MANAGEMENT OF EGYPT.changed ;thus the people had no chance of organizing resistance.The citadel of every town was put in charge of atrusted band of his own Macedonians. In addition to thisa general commanded outside,with a sufficient Macedonianforce to act as a leaven for the native levies he was directedtomake, and command and drill in the Macedonian manner.Alexander was generally readily accejjted as king, because thepeople knew of the change only by a general lightening oftheir burdens, and a less oppressive method in the collectionoftaxes.In this instance Alexander appointed an Egyptian, Doloaspis,governor of Egypt ; but placed the military command inMacedonian hands. He left two Companions, Pantaleon inMemj)his and Polemo in Pelusium, in command ofgarrisons.Some Greek auxiharies, which he also left in Egypt, he intrustedto Lycidas. Peucestas and Balacrus were commissionedgenerals in command of the Egyptian army, which,including the above garrisons and auxiliaries, consisted offour thousand men ; Polemo was also admiral of the navy ofthirtj^ triremes. Charge of Lybia he gave to'Apollonius ; ofpart of Arabia to Cleomenes. Calanus succeeded Balacrusin command of the Greek auxiliaries who kept on with thearmy. Ombrion succeeded Antiochus, who had died, incommand of the archers. Leonnatus became one of thesomatophylaxes. Alexander, says Arrian, was induced toleave the country under many governors on account of itsdistance from his probable future campaigning gi'ounds, andbecause he deemed it unsafe to intrust a country so large andfull of resources to the command of any one person. Thelists of viceroys, governors and commanders left in the variouscountries often vary in the different authors. Changesin command account for this.It is not important to us.