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[3] When he arrived at the Gates,1 as they are called, and found the place clear of guards, he was elated, for he was greatly concerned lest troops might have occupied them before his arrival. The place is narrow and precipitous in character, so that it can be easily guarded by few troops.

1 Between Cilicia and Syria.

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