Alexander on his tour of the huge slave market even met and talked to some of the more well-known merchants engaged in this kind of trade, many of whom invited him to their personal tent and offering food and drinks.
Alexander accepted some of these, asking about the business in the process and by the time he finished his inspection, a few hours had already passed.
And even then he only finished looking at half of the market.
For adjacent to the huge venue, was the site for the auctioned slaves.
Alexander entered that premises to find the place in much better conditions than its counterparts, largely because the slaves here were all valuable, and most would fetch high prices.
So naturally they were better taken care of.
The most notable improvement here was certainly the overhead paneling which shaded one from the heat of the sun, as well as the fact that servants were constantly sprinkling water on the nearby ground to prevent any dust cloud from swirling upward.
