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[2] In Caria, Pizodarus,1 the younger of the brothers, ousted Ada from her rule as dynast and held sway for five years until Alexander's crossing over into Asia.

Philip, whose fortunes were constantly on the increase, made an expedition against Perinthus, which had resisted him and inclined toward the Athenians.2 He instituted a siege and advancing engines to the city assailed the walls in relays day after day.

1 Above, Chap. 69.2.

2 These events in Philip's career are barely noticed by Justin 9.1.25-5, and only casual references to them occur elsewhere.

Diodorus Siculus. Diodorus of Sicily in Twelve Volumes with an English Translation by C. H. Oldfather. Vol. 4-8. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989.

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