The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-26
tIEN tNDER'S lDOI.
Tribute OF Ancient Wealth That he ~.
acted From the Gonuurreti.

/ u may be- amusing Ia calculate. very
/ roughly. what hlrNandrT- adventures
/ welded N hard cash nfortuna'slv m"
many works written or authorized Nv ~"
d Witnesses hav" all pert-h-d. think most
I especially IN" loss nj Ptolrmy- memoirs -
to h. regretted while they were all rV-
tant. however. hard headed Romans were
apt TO protest that the desc rIptIon Of Niey-
andsrs loot was a creek lie They gave
M reason IN particular - It'd no. -e"n
| necessary. The facts alleged spoke for
themselves, like fairy tales and -'eptict"m
only appealed 10 common sense. But
common sense has no useful Judgment 10
offer ON question:, outside the rang" of IT.
eSperisnC. or observation
Alexander had ovcrrun many lands and
taken a multitude Of famous cities hefor"
We begin 20 hear specific illusions to the
plumber The sack of Tyre alone must
have welded "A siuprndous sum. bat no
figures are given The ransom Of Egypt
would he lust what the liharator 'ho~" Ia
take from the richest nf countries hut
of such incidental returns history gives no /
details. rs-erVIng itself FOR 4 greater o,Ca-
sion u came after III" battle OF the lsSus.
when the Persian Governor oI Damascus
tried 10 escape with the Vauahlr- stored
Their"
Not the roval treasure only wa IA his
charge. mobiles sud wealthy men. alarmed /
at the success 81 IN" invader. had deposited
their wives and families and most precious /
mONabi"s a. Damascus PHrm"ulo inter
"epted the convoy. and "" have a lively |,
account NJ the ~"en" When the loot cam" .
10 he examined n proved 10 b" wort 2nS. 'a@' .
raient~ IN CON and about Io"" talents ia .
plate '"wrrv. ~ NIthOgi reckoning /
precious StGNs We may assume that the
ordinary .IN"r talent Of L.lj : Indicated
4 not the return would b- far greater hut
N that case unless mistake. IN. total
would h" something llk" ~ ~ 1'o, n""
In" next grand haul Wa~ at Su-H. wh"r"
The Macedonian found FORTY. OF Others -sy.
Hf'v thousand talents N gold and silver
bullion ready for 'h- MINI iht- would b"
eight and ou" hflf to eleven millions -tcr .
ling Dtrrr tr-a -tir"- theI" Were" briefly
described a. rIu"-trmab" in"n talents of
SUNS dv"d with N" purri" of H"rm'on"
A." mentioned "a particular. n thr~ means
the worth IA cash "" htl" IA" re~p"' nl.
rEUr" Of q million hut Do NAV mean soa"
talents weight "A
lew daN- aft"rNnrd. "ur"' ns Persia
itself N'Nnua"r -,tr-d the .u,ruN amp
mud 'ouud th"r" money n N,IU' equal 10,
that taken a. ~U.l. besides ms, lsrru4~
loo' IN -u,h pIautitv rnr' r' .oad~'i goa"
mules and ~" 'am"i-. "r p"rhar- 1.o""'. a.
another historian states n would be- NOR"
n ~" ''roul,i"r- agreed. be :
oau>. ~ should know IU ihrr a." that they
uIi common source "f informal ON. prob ,
h'y Official HI A eli n pr.u,,. OF ,4AI,utaI-
.,p-ivuir,,n, ,t,,,I.r rl...r
.r,.,,,, 49,. ,,,,,,- ,,-,r..,1 -, r,-..,,,,ti.
the capital. whore 'rr choices riches ~ -.
e,r,,rrc v,.r, stared vast proro,,,or
,g,.,,,r.,,.d f,r , tfrl.. ~ laat IN -.
burning ~ the palace and town. Hu' NOR.
than lg,tHr',.-' m gold and sIiV"~ w"r"
saved h''-,d"- works ~ ART and Curious
things iu'il'ulnu" P'r-lGdril yielded a b
80. ~, .. .,. 49,, I...t,t.. Wi.p .n.. Ei,y +,
a., r,.,.... b. uol,I. enemy Darius p afr.,-s .
t,. -. ,,d ,t,..t u,, No.. md , .,rr,-,.r
,,,Ii,,,,. am bal b. ,,.y q
t,ns ,nYId find "A good many MARI, .-tarIs. ,
,t,S to ,r. -,u,. nr... N..,,ud.r Dig. Ipu, n
nm 30. onnI.. ta. r,.u estimated at ,,.n "
.r,srr nr,,r .a-..ir would he. a-,u... rrr,t e
.t. .f,I.,t- ,,,.r Us rr,r. nlu.,.l,. ,,,n "
~. ordinary ,'rf, winch d.. r,-.,rI. Ir,
.I. question = ,rs even tN,. figure. ,r-..t
r.dIbi. u.rn.io,u. MAKE. a .f.,.r,.r, =,
.t., a.. r.,c,.r., az I.,.., .r H. ,.,,., ... ,
l.r... and , n,lf millions sterling and So. 4
,,..,, 49, IT, ,,rr.,, tur tr. ,,t,r.- ot,.b II
.,s h,. ,ut,.ort,y nn ,tnu,. ha. noon lis n
.oy.r.d such a revenue j. very far from =
.,-..r,,ry tho accumulation. r.,or,.i :
Il..t ,b.. ,lrrrr,l.r. r.ultrd 80 ,,,t thu. (
rh,. Swings ~ GENERATIONS .L.. u
thunder rT ,st, for A reu,u-v I, p.- t,,. =
,,,,,,,. ,t ,1. Ltur- a.. n...r o., ,,.t. al
,old that foil into th.,r lands and non, =, "
,,, ,,,,b.n i,r- vl,rb v,r,. .,n,,.d ,r go. Vi
.,,,i tr.,.,,r, t,u v,rr.d .
.I.. p,ru- ,f Uerodo,tt- WIS ',.,. ..,r...-, "
-, H., ,ry,r,,..I fh,. ,In.p,..- ,f p.r.,, D., ,,
,I-ru-- -, i.- -, LI.-. unnl,- ,b, ,i,.t.,,.i
nat -,,,u. O,s RI. ,opuuar.r ,,,,f,,.
h. ua.trr Darius N. hu,L-r.r u,I..,
r.,n- economy boih h.t,r,. and am,
MI ,L. pcr-,,n r,.y.r,,, ,,,,, h.,,... -.
~ y
n. mobiles loot. AZ Damascus tr,. a.. ,