A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . oyal court, togetherwith Sisygambis, the motherof Darius, his queen Statira,and uumberless slaves, wascaptured by Parmenio atDamascus. In rapid succession,Alexander overthrew Tyreand Gaza, thus securing theconquest of the Syrian coast, Fig. 51. ~ Darius Codomannus in the Battle of .^^^^ ^^iew he hastened toIssus. From the Mosaic at Pompeii. Egypt. Here he met mth no obstacles, but passed beyond Heliopolis to Memphis, where heassumed the title of Pharaoh, and offered sacrifices to the nationalgods. On the s
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . oyal court, togetherwith Sisygambis, the motherof Darius, his queen Statira,and uumberless slaves, wascaptured by Parmenio atDamascus. In rapid succession,Alexander overthrew Tyreand Gaza, thus securing theconquest of the Syrian coast, Fig. 51. ~ Darius Codomannus in the Battle of .^^^^ ^^iew he hastened toIssus. From the Mosaic at Pompeii. Egypt. Here he met mth no obstacles, but passed beyond Heliopolis to Memphis, where heassumed the title of Pharaoh, and offered sacrifices to the nationalgods. On the site of Rhacotis, near the most western of themouths of the Nile, he founded the city of Alexandria, whichwas destined for many centuries to be one of the most illustriousof the capitals of the ancient world, a centre of trade betweenwest and east, and the focus of all activity in letters, religion, andscience. In front of the city, which was laid out by Dinocharesand Cleomenes on a small strip of sand between the Mediter-ranean and Lake Mareotis, lay the small island of Pharos. Tliis. ALEXANDER AT ARBELA. 210 was connected to the mainland by a dyke 4232 feet long, andheld a liglithouse 428 feet in height, erected by Ptolemy I. Thedyke was pierced by deep water-ways, wliich were bridged over, sothat there was connuunication between the two harbors. In theroyal city many magnificent buildings were erected ; among themwere tlie Mausoleum built by Ptolemy I., and the Serapeum whichw<is considered, next to the Capitol at Rome, the most magnificentbuilding in the ancient world. Further may be mentioned theMuseum and the Library, where all the branches of sciencje knownto the Egyptians and Hellenes were cultivated. Alexander waspublicly welcomed at the Oasis of Amun as the son of Zeus, andin Memphis he celebrated a great festival. Then once more heset out for Asia to fio-ht the decisive battle with the had in the mean time collected a new army, and it was nowdrawn u
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