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 BOOK III. I. Conquest of Egypt.—Foundation of Alexandria 140 II. Foundation of Alexandria.—Events in the Aegean 142 III. Alexander visits the Temple of Ammon 144 IV. The Oasis of Ammon 147 V. Settlement of the Affairs of Egypt 148 VI. March into Syria.—Alexander’s Kindness to Harpalus and his other early Adherents 150 VII. Passage of the Euphrates and Tigris 152 VIII. Description of Darius’s Army at Arbela 154 IX. Alexander’s Tactics.—His Speech to the Officers 157