A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Part 6
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The Battle of Alexander the Great
At Ices, 333 BC, he met and smashed a vast conglomerate host under Darius III. Sidon surrendered to Alexander, but Tyre resisted obstinately. Finally that great city was stormed and plundered and destroyed. The conqueror entered Egypt and took over its rule from the Persians. At Alexandrata and at Alexandria in Egypt he built great cities so incapable of revolt. To these the trade of the Phoenician cities was diverted. As immediately the Jews of Alexandria and the other new trading cities created by Alexander appear.
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