Procedenti ei litterae redduntur a Tiridate, custode pecuniae regiae, indicantes eos qui in urbe essent, audito eius adventu, diripere velle thesauros; properaret occupare thesauros dimissos: expeditum iter esse, quamquam Araxes amnis interfluat.
As he was on his way, a letter was delivered to him from Tiridates, who was in charge of Darius finances, informing him that the inhabitants of the city, on hearing of his coming, wished to pillage its treasures, and urging Alexander to hasten to take possession of the deserted riches; he said that the route was unimpeded, although the Araxes River crossed it.
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