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PORUS AND HIS ELEPHANT The Macedonians had now for some time been longing to march homeward rather than into new and unknown lands. But Alexander’s ambition was not yet satisfied, and in 327 B.C. h…
ALEXANDER IS WOUNDED Alexander determined to begin the homeward journey by sailing down the Hydaspes to the Indus in order to reach the ocean. The king himself with part of the army embarked in the …
THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER In the autumn of 325 B.C. Alexander began to march through the desert of Gedrosia on his way to Babylon. The heat was terrible, and the soldiers were soon parched with thirst…
DEMOSTHENES IN THE TEMPLE OF POSEIDON When Alexander set out on his great expedition to Asia, Demosthenes was living in Athens, and for five years nothing happened to disturb the quiet habits of his…
