328 Gradus ad Aomon. [No. 4, 



of the inhabitants there, nor in the country about the city. On 

 the morrow he sent Nearchos and Antiochos, Chiliarchs of the 

 shield-bearers, and commanded Nearchos to lead also the Agrians 

 and the light-armed. To Antiochos (he gave) his own regiment 

 and two others with it. He sent them to explore the country, and 

 if possible to seize a few of the inhabitants, from whom he might 

 learn particulars of others of that country and especially of the 

 elephants. But he then came to the river Indus. And the army 

 made for him the road in advance : that country being otherwise 

 pathless. There he seized a few of the barbarians and learnt from 

 them, that the Indians of the country had fled to Abisares, but had 

 left the elephants to feed at the river Indus, and he ordered them 

 to lead the way to the elephants. There are many Indians, hunters 

 of elephants, such Alexander immediately summoned around him 

 and hunted the elephants with them. And two of the elephants 

 were killed, having fallen from the cliffs during the chase. But the 

 rest being captured were brought mounted, and were incorporated 

 with the army. And because timber susceptible of being wrought, 

 grew upon the river, he made the army fell it and built boats, and 

 they* were brought upon the river Indus even to the bridge which 

 Hephaistion and Perdikkas had already made. 



Lib. V. Cap. 1st. 



Alexander went through all the country which lay between the 

 Koopheen and Indus rivers and where the city JSusa is said to be 

 built being founded by Dionusos, &c. &c. 



And when Alexander arrived at Nusa, the Nusaioi sent him their 

 chief (named Akouphis) and thirty elders, the most esteemed, with 

 him, imploring Alexander to release the city for the sake of the god. 

 The elders having entered Alexander's tent and having surprised 

 him dusty with travel, sitting clad in his other arms, his helmet 



* Rooke in his translation thus renders the passage " which (the vessels) being 

 launched into (he river he and his forces were thereby conveyed to the bridge." 

 Of this passage all the words in Italics have no corresponding Greek words accord- 

 ing to my edition of Arrian, who says simply nou vavs eiroi^aav, nai avTai (i. e. 

 the boats which are feminine) icara rov Ii/dov norafxoi/ r^ovTo ws an yed>vpav. 

 Lib. IV. ch. XXX. 



