Alexander had advanced from Halicarnassus along the…
333 BCE
Alexander had advanced from Halicarnassus along the coastal road to Perga in Pamphylia in spring 333, passing the cliffs of Mt. Climax, thanks to a fortunate change of wind.
A strange natural phenomenon occurred at about the Lycian-Pamphylian border that allowed Alexander and those with him to enjoy a freak dry passage along the coastline.
Alexander's flatterers, including the historian Callisthenes, interpret the fall in the level of the sea as a mark of divine favor.
For his invasion of the interior, Alexander had used a difficult mountain route into Phrygia that began at Perga.