Iamque a fundo maris in altitudinem modicam opus creverat, nondum tamen aquae fastigium aequabat, cum Tyrii, parvis navigiis admotis, per ludibrium exprobrabant, illos armis inclitos dorso sicut iumenta onera gestare; interrogabant etiam, num maior Neptuno Alexander esset.
And already the work had grown from the bottom of the sea to a moderate height, but nevertheless had not yet reached the surface of the waters, when the Tyrians, bringing up some small boats, mocked them with the taunt that those men famous in arms were carrying loads on their backs like beasts of burden; they also asked whether Alexander was greater than Neptune.
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