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    Actually, most of the wealth would come from takign the Persian treasury after Issus, I think.
    No it's Persepolis. Can you imagine Darius carrying all these mountains of gold around? In Issus he just captured his personal buggage.

    There was a series of small but ingenious battles at the Persian straits when Alexander with a small mobile force tried to force his way to Persepolis in order to be the first that gets the immense treasure it held. It's too bad that it's not famour like his major battles since it really shows his strategic abilities.

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    Default Re: Why are there no Sarmatian invasions during EB's period?

    Quote Originally Posted by Vorian View Post
    No it's Persepolis. Can you imagine Darius carrying all these mountains of gold around? In Issus he just captured his personal buggage.

    There was a series of small but ingenious battles at the Persian straits when Alexander with a small mobile force tried to force his way to Persepolis in order to be the first that gets the immense treasure it held. It's too bad that it's not famour like his major battles since it really shows his strategic abilities.
    Indeed, I stand corrected. Checking my sources, Alexander took around 55 tons from Issus and 2,500 from Persepolis. It also explains all the more why even if Persia would be invaded, one could afford the luxury of buying armies without overtaxing the common population.
    BLARGH!

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