two thousand five hundred Horsemen, with the loss of twelve of his own Foot, and two and twenty of his Horsemen, which shews that the Persians were rather killed in their backs whilst they ran away, than hurt in their bosoms by resisting.It was wisely done of Alexander to pass this River of Granick in the face of the enemy, without seeking any other place, or means to convey his men over. For having beaten the Asiaticks upon their own ground, he did there∣by cut off no less of their reputation, than of their strength, leaving the par∣takers of such Cowards without hope of Succour.Presently after this Victory,He wins many Cities, and Countries. he recovered Sardis; Ephesus, and the City of the Trallians, and Magnesia, all which were soon rendred to him, the Inha∣bitants he received with great grace, suffering them to be governed by their own Laws: and about the same time, by Parmenio, he wan Miletus, and by force took in Halicarnasseus, which because it resisted obstinately, he razed it to the ground. From thence he went into Caria, where Ada, the Queen, who had been cast out of all that she held (except the City of Alinda) by Da∣rius his Leiutenants,The Queen of Caria Adopts him. presented her self to him, and adopted him for her Son, and Successour, which Alexander took so kindly that he left the whole King∣dom to her disposal. Then entred he into Lycia, and Pamphilia, and assured to him all the Sea-coasts, and subjecting to him Pisidia, he steared his course towards Darius vvho (as he was informed) vvas marching towards him with a marvellous great Army) by the vvay of Phrygia, and this he might the easi∣lier do, for that his first Victory had laid under his feet all the Provinces of Asia the less, which bordered upon the Sea-coast.Then gave he order for the setling and Government of Lycia, and Pamphi∣lia, and so marching towards the North, he entred Celenas, seated on the River Meander, which was abandoned to him, only the Castle held out, which yet after forty days, vvas surrendred to him also: for so long time he gave them to attend succour from Darius. From Celenas, he passed on thorow Phrygia towards the Euxine Sea, till he came to the City of Gordium, somtimes the Regal City of King Midas,He cuts the Gordian Knot. vvhere he found the Gordian Knot, which when he knew not hovv to undo, he cut it asunder vvith his Svvord: For there vvas an old Prophesie vvhich promised him that could unty it, the Lordship of all Asia: vvhereupon Alexander, not respecting the manner so it vvere done, assumed to himself the fulfilling of the Prophesie by hevving it in pieces.Novv before he left this part of Asia to go to the East,He Conquers the Islands. he took care to clear the Sea-coast on his back, and to thrust the Persians out of the Islands of Lesbos, Chio, and Coos, the charge vvhereof he committed to tvvo of his Captains, giving them such directions as he judged most meet for that service, and de∣livering to them fifty Talents for defraying the charges thereof: and vvithal, out of the spoil gotten by his first Victory, he sent sixty Talents more to Anti∣pater, vvhom he had left for the Government of Macedonia and Greece. From Celenas he vvent to Ancira, standing on the same River of Sanguarius, vvhich runs through Gordium: there he mustered his Army, and so entred into Paph∣lagonia, vvhose Inhabitants submitted themselves to him, and thereby ob∣tained freedom from Tribute. There he left Catus Governour vvith one Re∣giment of Macedonians newly come to him.Here he heard of the Death of Memnon,Memnon dies.Darius's Lieutenant, which much encouraged him to pass on towards him: For of this one Commander he had more respect than of all the multitude assembled by Darius, and of all the Captains he had besides. Then did he travel hastily towards Cilicia, with a desire to recover the Streights thereof before Darius should arrive there. The Governour of Cilicia hearing of Alexanders hasty march, left some Companies to keep the Streights, which were indeed very defensible, and 0