From Issus Alexander marched south into Syria and Phoenicia, his object being to isolate the Persian fleet from its bases and so to ruin it as an efficient fighting force. The Phoenician cities Marathus and Aradus arrived around quietly, and Parmenio was despatched in advance to safe Damascus and its https://judahbpuht.blogzet.com/fascination-about-the-intersection-of-science-51325167