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

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630 PROJECTED EXPEDITIONS.able ; but tbat his motive in punishing <strong>the</strong> delinquents was<strong>the</strong> good <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> peoples under his sceptre is shown by his uniformrecognition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir rights throughout his entire reign.Whatever his own course to<strong>war</strong>ds conquered nations, he heldhis satraps to strict accountability in <strong>the</strong>ir dealings with<strong>the</strong>m.The king now took up his march through <strong>the</strong> PersianGates, to<strong>war</strong>ds <strong>the</strong> he<strong>art</strong> <strong>of</strong> his empire. In Susa, which hereached in February, after an absence <strong>of</strong> five years, he als<strong>of</strong>ound many things to rectify. Foremost <strong>of</strong> all, Arbulites<strong>and</strong> his son Oxathres were put to death for bad government<strong>and</strong> for despoiling <strong>the</strong> Susians. To Susa soon cameHephsestion with <strong>the</strong> heavy column <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> army, <strong>and</strong> Nearchus,<strong>from</strong> his last exploring expedition. Elated at his admiral'ssuccess, <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> is said to have contemplated a, voyagenot only around Arabia, but around <strong>the</strong> entire coast <strong>of</strong> Libya,as Africa was <strong>the</strong>n called, as far as <strong>the</strong> Pillars <strong>of</strong> Hercules,<strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs to <strong>the</strong> Euxine, Scythia <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sea <strong>of</strong> Azov. But<strong>the</strong>se projects were destined to interruption.<strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong>, <strong>from</strong> au unknown Coin.

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