1854.] 



Gradus ad Aornon. 



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Arrian. 

 whole of the mercenary horse ; 

 instructed to seize by force the 

 places on their road or to reduce 

 them to surrender : and on their 

 arrival at the Indus, there to make 

 all arrangements necessary for 

 the passage of that river. "With 

 them were sent Taxiles and the 

 other Uparchs. And they, on 

 arriving at the Indus, arranged 

 all this as directed by Alexander. 

 Eut Astes, Uparch of the coun- 

 try of Peukela mutinying, was 

 killed, and the city was destroyed. 

 For the force of Hephaistioon 

 investing it reduced it in thirty 

 days, and Astes himself was slain 

 and Suggaios was ordered to take 

 charge of the city. He had form- 

 erly fled from Astes and found re- 

 fuge with Taxiles, and this formed 

 Alexander's assurance of him. 



But Alexander leading the 

 shield-bearers and as many of the 

 companion horse as had not been 

 ordered to accompany Hephais- 

 tioon and the corps of those styled 

 foot companions, and the archers, 

 and the Agrians and the mounted 

 Javelineers, advanced against the 

 countries of the Aspasioi and of 

 the Gouraioi and of the Assa- 

 kanoi skirting the river called 

 Khoes* (or Khoee or Khoa,) a 



* Having this name only in the accusative, we cannot rertiiinly determine the 

 nominative. If it were Khoa we should have the word Khwur, the general name 

 for a river in that country to this day. 



Curtius. 

 build boats by which to waft his 

 army to the farther bank. They, 

 because many rivers were to be 

 crossed, so fitted together the ves- 

 sels, as that they might be taken 

 to pieces and being carried on 

 waggons, be again put together. 

 He ordered Craterus to follow him 

 with the phalanx, and himself 

 led the Horse and the Light 

 Infantry, and drove together 

 into the neighbouring city in a 

 skirmish those who opposed him. 

 After him followed Craterus, and 

 that the nations unused to Mace- 

 donian warfare might be at the 

 outset terror-stricken, he forbad 

 that quarter should be given, burn- 

 ing the defensible cities which he 

 had besieged. And whilst riding 

 before the walls he was wounded 

 with an arrow. He, however, 

 took the town and having mur- 

 dered all the inhabitants raged 

 against the roofs. Thence having 

 conquered an obscure people he 

 arrived at Nusa. It chanced that 

 the camp being pitched before 

 the very walls in a woodland spot, 

 the chill of the night there af- 

 flicted the body more than usual 

 and that recourse was had to fire. 

 Wherefore the woods being felled 

 they set them on fire. The flame 



