Siwa

According to Herodotus, when Cambyses reached Thebes, he sent 50,000 soldiers across Egypt's Western Desert to destroy Amon Oasis (now called Siwa), which was one of the seven great oracles of ancient times. [

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According to Herodotus, when Cambyses reached Thebes, he sent 50,000 soldiers across Egypt's Western Desert to destroy Amon Oasis (now called Siwa), which was one of the seven great oracles of ancient times. [

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Alexander spent little time in Siwa after his visit to the oracle.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Beyond the fruit groves and springs bubbling from the ground was an arid wasteland stretching in all directions, but here at Siwa there were flocks grazing, children laughing, and a rich culture flourishing in splendid isolation.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

The hill also housed the ancient dwelling of the ruling family of Siwa, with walls separating the quarters of the chieftain from those of his wives, concubines, and children.

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Antipater, ruling in his name in Macedonia, had sent an additional force of mercenaries and Thracian cavalry to meet him on his return from Siwa, but this was fewer than a thousand men, an indication that affairs in Greece were unsettled, especially with King Agis of Sparta still causing trouble from his base in the Peloponnese.

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Finally, after at least two more days, they struggled to the edge of a barren plateau and gazed down from the cliffs at the broad and unbelievably green oasis of Siwa.

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The guides told the king that it was almost two hundred miles to Siwa through a hellish wilderness of shifting sands and fierce south winds, but Alexander was determined to make the journey.

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With the city of Alexandria founded and political affairs in the Greek world in order, Alexander now conceived a powerful desire to visit the distant oasis oracle at Siwa.

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His oracle at the oasis of Siwa on the modern border between Egypt and Libya was visited by Alexander in 331.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011