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After this Alexander left Dareius's mother, his daughters, and his son in Susa,1 providing them with persons to teach them the Greek language, and marching on with his army on the fourth day reached the Tigris River.2

1 Curtius 5.2.17.

2 That is, the Pasitigris (Curtius 5.3.1: "fourth day"; Arrian. 3.17.1).

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