BOOK II.

I. Capture of Mitylene by the Persians.—Death of Memnon 78

II. The Persians capture Tenedus.—They are Defeated at Sea 80

III. Alexander at Gordium 82

IV. Conquest of Cappadocia.—Alexander’s Illness at Tarsus 84

V. Alexander at the Tomb of Sardanapalus.—Proceedings in Cilicia 87

VI. Alexander advances to Myriandrus.—Darius Marches against him 89

VII. Darius at Issus.—Alexander’s Speech to his Army 91

VIII. Arrangement of the Hostile Armies 94

IX. Alexander changes the Disposition of his Forces 97

X. Battle of Issus 99

XI. Defeat and Flight of Darius 101

XII. Kind Treatment of Darius’s Family 104

XIII. Flight of Macedonian Deserters into Egypt.—Proceedings of Agis, King of Sparta.—Alexander occupies Phoenicia 106

XIV. Darius’s Letter, and Alexander’s Reply 111

XV. Alexander’s Treatment of the Captured Greek Ambassadors.—Submission of Byblus and Sidon 114

XVI. The Worship of Hercules in Tyre.—The Tyrians refuse to admit Alexander 117

XVII. Speech of Alexander to his Officers 120

XVIII. Siege of Tyre.—Construction of a Mole from the Mainland to the Island 121

XIX. The Siege of Tyre 123

XX. Tyre Besieged by Sea as well as Land 124

XXI. Siege of Tyre 127

XXII. Siege of Tyre.—Naval Defeat of the Tyrians b 129

XXIII. Siege of Tyre 131

XXIV. Capture of Tyre 132

XXV. The Offers of Darius rejected.—Batis, Governor of Gaza, refuses to Submit 134

XXVI. Siege of Gaza 136

XXVII. Capture of Gaza 137