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sell_v they_o for_o slave_n so_o that_o by_o how_o much_o persepolis_n excel_v all_o the_o other_o city_n in_o glory_n and_o worldly_a felicity_n by_o so_o much_o more_o be_v the_o measure_n of_o their_o misery_n and_o calamity_n then_o alexander_n seize_v upon_o all_o the_o treasure_n in_o the_o citadel_n which_o be_v a_o vast_a quantity_n of_o 328._o the_o treasure_n of_o persepolis_n ant._n ch._n 328._o gold_n and_o silver_n of_o the_o public_a revenue_n that_o have_v be_v heap_v up_o and_o lay_v there_o from_o the_o time_n of_o cyrus_n the_o first_o king_n of_o persia_n to_o that_o day_n for_o there_o be_v there_o find_v a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o talent_n reckon_v the_o gold_n after_o the_o rate_n of_o the_o 13._o curtius_n l._n 5._o c._n 13._o silver_n part_v of_o this_o treasure_n he_o take_v for_o the_o use_v of_o the_o war_n and_o order_v another_o part_n of_o it_o to_o be_v treasure_v up_o at_o susa_n to_o this_o purpose_n he_o order_v that_o a_o multitude_n of_o 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