ALEXANDER with his little army overran all the western part of Asia.
“The world is my kingdom,” he said.
He conquered Persia, which was then the greatest and richest country known. He burned the mighty city of Tyre. He made himself the master of Egypt. He built, near the mouth of the Nile River, a splendid new city which he called, after his own name, Alexandria.
“What lies west of Egypt?” he asked.
“Only the great desert,” was the answer.“To the farthest bounds of the earth there is nothing but sand, sand, burning sand.”
So Alexander led his army back into Asia. He overran the country beyon