Identifier: storyofgreatestn02elli (find matches)
Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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dy Alexander proceeded along the coasts of Lycia and Pam-phylia, and crossed the Xanthus, nearly all the Lycian towns making their sub-mission. Alexander was a man who loved danger and adventure for their own sake.By some historians he has been characterized as simply a colossal adventurer,and it must be admitted that there is justice in the charge. He was restless,and his thirst for new perils and difficulties to be overcome was insatiable.Mount Climax, on the frontier of Lycia and Pamphylia, approaches the seaabruptly, leaving only a narrow footway along the base, which is often underwater. Alexander found it buried out of sight on his approach, and sent hismain force by a tedious and difficult road across the mountains to Perge; butinstead of going with them, he and several of his companions waded throughthe chilling waters for a whole day, obliged to struggle at times, to preventbeing carried off their feet. It was easy to subdue all with whom he came in contact on the road to the
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Greece—Alexanders Victories in Asia 247 neighborhood of Gordium in Phrygia, where he was rejoined by Parmenio andthe new recruits from Greece. Now here is an interesting story connectedwith Alexanders visit to the place at that time: There is a legend that Gordius, a Phrygian peasant, was ploughing in thefield wheh an eagle settled on his yoke of oxen, and remained until the labor ofthe day was over. Astonished and puzzled by the strange incident, Gordiussought an explanation and was told by a prophetess of Telmissus that he shouldoffer sacrifice to Zeus. He obeyed, and, grateful for the kindness done him,married the prophetess, by whom he had a son, the famous Midas, whose touch(until relieved of the nuisance) turned everything to gold. The disturbancesin Phrygia caused the people to send messengers to the oracle at Delphi foradvice about choosing a new king. The oracle told them that a king wouldcome to them riding on a wagon and peace would follow. The messengerswere telling the

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