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| Tango01 | 20 Mar 2026 1:58 p.m. PST |
" After the victory at Granicus, Alexander swanned off to Egypt, was crowned Pharoah, founded Alexandria etc. As you do. This of course gave Darius time to raise another army, and eventually Alexander and his new Egyptian allies met Darius at Issus, on the shores of the Mediterranean where modern Syria borders Turkey. Darius was leading the Persians in person this time as after the previous defeat, he couldn't delegate the task to anyone else…"
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