yre,therivalofeverytradingnation,ore;theyethecentreoftheworld
thekingsofsyrialefttherselvesonlytothenorthetrade,eansoftheoxusandtheuniselvestokedisveriesinit,eoftheseaofantioighthavefordonthatside,theynegleeansoftheirfleetsontheredsea,hadalreadybeethestersofit,orthattheydisveredaninvinaritiaffairsthesoutheastsofpersiasuppliedthen;therehadbeennoneinthoseparts,exberoftoaritiexpeditionstheyhadnooccasiontoforce;theyhadonlytofollohegeniusandbentoftheirsubjects
iaurprised,infess,attheobstinaakethehangetheirsentints;notenaregenerallytenaciousoftheirerrorsadeasortofbay:surveyingtheast,theirdisveriesneverityofalbaniatheseatohenorthfoavigation55henceithattheyalhisastheocean
thelandarofalexanderhadbeenintheeastonlyasfarasthehypanis,allpartoftheuntryseleucusnicatorperatedasfarastheganges,andtherebydisveredtheseaintoodesdisveruntriesbyvoyagesatsetheancientsdisveredseasbynquestsatland
strabo,57notonyofapollodorus,seetodoubtgoingtontion59
plinyinforusthatthenavigationoftheindiesthethesaontorytosiger:61thisofsigetionedbystrabo,62anddisveredbythegree:for,assigerusthavebeenfartherthantheindus:bythispassagetheystthereforehaveavoidedtheeronesidetotheother,byansofthensoons,akindofpass63
pliny64saysthattheysetsailfortheindiesintheddleofsuerandretuedtober,orinthebeginningofjanuarythisisentirelynforbletoouavaljoualsinthatpartoftheindianober;andthesend,duringafrialabarattheseasonoftheyearthatptolesfleetusedtoputtoseathence;andetiasthey
alexandersfleetonthsinsailingfroatalatosusaitsetoutinthenthofjuly,thatis,ataseasontheindiesbetonsoonsthereisanintervalduringeetingnostterribleteeststhesentinueduringthenthsofjune,july,andaugustalexandersfleet,therefore,settingsailfroatalainthenthofjuly,sthavebeenexposedtonystor,andthevoyagesthavebeenlong,becausetheysailedagainstthensoon
plinysaysthattheysetoutfortheindiesattheendofsuer;thustheyspentthetiproperfortakingadvantageofthensoonintheirpassagefrolexandriatotheredsea
observehere,ipray,hoonths,havingsailedthreenthsontheindus,andsevenontheindianoalabartotheredseaadeinfortydays67
strabo,68whoa
