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[3] He felt bitter enmity to the inhabitants.1 He did not trust them, and he meant to destroy Persepolis utterly.

I think that it is not inappropriate to speak briefly about the palace area of the city because of the richness of its buildings.2

1 By the term "natives" here Diodorus means the people of Persepolis and the vicinity. Alexander was more and more to employ other Persians in his service.

2 This description of Persepolis is not given elsewhere. It is to be compared with the remains of the city as excavated by the University of Chicago.

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