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THE SACRED WAR Philip of Macedon began to reign in 359 B.C. When he was sixteen years of age he was taken by Pelopidas as a hostage to Thebes. Here he stayed for three years, reading Greek literatu…
ALEXANDER AND BUCEPHALUS Alexander, the son of Philip of Macedon, became king in 336 B.C. The queen-mother adored her brave son and dreamed of the great things he would do when he became a man. She…
ALEXANDER AND DIOGENES When Alexander marched at the head of his army into Thessaly, not a blow was struck. His presence seemed enough to gain the allegiance of the Thessalians. The king then went t…
THE BATTLE OF GRANICUS Before Alexander crossed the Hellespont he had seen that the opposite shore was held by his Macedonians. While the army landed he himself sailed to the ‘Harbour of the Achæans…
THE GORDIAN KNOT After the battle of Granicus, many Persian towns submitted to the conqueror. Those along the coast of Asia Minor that refused to open their gates, the king quickly subdued. During t…
DARIUS GALLOPS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD As soon as he had recovered from his illness, Alexander led his army to meet Darius. He found the great king in the pass of Issus, in October 333 B.C. Darius had …
TYRE IS STORMED BY ALEXANDER Alexander did not cross the Euphrates in search of Darius. He knew that the great king could do him no harm, even should he again assemble a large army. So for a time he…
THE BATTLE OF GAUGAMELA It was now almost two years since the battle of Issus, and Alexander determined once more to meet Darius, who had again assembled a large army. In the spring of 331 B.C. the…
ALEXANDER BURNS PERSEPOLIS The battle of Gaugamela in 331 B.C. decided the fate of the Persian empire. Darius was no longer the great king, for Alexander took the title as well as the dominions of …
ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius. After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only el…
