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thekingsofsyrialefttherselvesonlytothenorthetrade,eansoftheoxusandtheuniselvestokedisveriesiheseaofantioighthavefordonthatside,theynegleeansoftheirfleetsontheredsea,hadalreadybeethestersofit,orthattheydisveredaninvinaritiaffairs.thesoutheastsofpersiasuppliedthen;therehadbeehoseparts,exberoftoaritiexpeditions.theyhadnooccasiontoforce;theyhadonlytofollohegeniusaoftheirsubjects.
iaurprised,infess,attheobstihehaheirsentints;notenaregenerallytenaciousoftheirerrors.adeasortofbay:surveyi,theirdisveriesyofalbania.theseatohenorthfoavigation.55hehattheyalhisastheo.
thelandarofalexanderhadbeenionlyasfarasthehypanis,allpartoftheuntry.seleuicatorperatedasfarastheganges,andtherebydisveredtheseaintoodesdisveruntriesbyvoyagesatsetheasdisveredseasbysatland.
strabo,57notonyofapollodorus,seetodoubtgoingtontion.59
plinyinforusthatthenavigationoftheihethesaontorytosiger:61thisofsigerntionedbystrabo,62anddisveredbythegree:for,assigerusthavebeenfartherthantheindus:bythispassagetheystthereforehaveavoidedtheeronesidetotheother,byansofthensoons,akindofpass.63
pliny64saysthattheysetsailfortheiheddleofsuerauedtober,orinthebeginningofjanuary.thisisentirelynforbletoouavaljouals.inthatpartoftheindianober;andthesend,duringafrialabarattheseasonoftheyearthatptolesfleetusedtoputtoseathendetiasthey.
alexandersfleetonthsinsailingfroatalatosusa.itsetoutihofjuly,thatis,ataseasontheindies.betonsoonsthereisanintervalduriingnostterribleteests.thesentinuedurihsofjune,july,andaugust.alexandersfleet,therefore,settingsailfroatalaihofjuly,sthavebeenexposedtonystor,andthevoyagesthavebeenlong,becausetheysailedagainstthensoon.
plinysaysthattheysetoutfortheiheendofsuer;thustheyspeiproperfortakingadvahensoonintheirpassagefrolexandriatotheredsea.
observehere,ipray,hoonths,havingsailedthreenthsontheindus,andsevenontheindianoalabartotheredseaadeinfortydays.67
strabo,68whoa
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