Alexander, aestimato locorum situ, agi cuniculos iussit, facili ac levi humo acceptante occultum opus; quippe multam harenam vicinum mare evomit, nec saxa cotesque, quae interpellent specus, obstant.
Alexander, after examining the situation of the place, ordered mines to be dug, since the soil, being light and easy to work, was suitable for underground operations; for the neighbouring sea throws up a great amount of sand and there are neither stones nor sharp rocks to hinder tunnelling.
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