CONTENTS.

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Life and Writings of Arrian

[1]

Arrian’s Preface

[6]


BOOK I.
CHAP.

I. Death of Philip and Accession of Alexander.—His Warswith the Thracians

[8]

II. Battle with the Triballians

[12]

III. Alexander at the Danube and in the Country of theGetae

[14]

IV. Alexander destroys the City of the Getae.—The Ambassadorsof the Celts

[16]

V. Revolt of Clitus and Glaucias

[18]

VI. Defeat of Clitus and Glaucias

[22]

VII. Revolt of Thebes (September, B.C. 335)

[25]

VIII. Fall of Thebes

[28]

IX. Destruction of Thebes

[31]

X. Alexander’s Dealings with Athens

[34]

XI. Alexander crosses the Hellespont and visits Troy

[36]

XII. Alexander at the Tomb of Achilles.—Memnon’s adviceRejected by the Persian Generals

[38]

XIII. Battle of the Granicus (B.C. 334)

[41]

XIV. Arrangement of the Hostile Armies

[43]

XV. Description of the Battle of the Granicus

[45]

XVI. Defeat of the Persians.—Loss on Both Sides

[47]

XVII. Alexander in Sardis and Ephesus

[50]

XVIII. Alexander marches to Miletus and Occupies theIsland of Lade

[52]

XIX. Siege and Capture of Miletus

[55]

XX. Siege of Halicarnassus.—Abortive Attack on Myndus

[58]

[viii]XXI. Siege of Halicarnassus

[61]

XXII. Siege of Halicarnassus

[63]

XXIII. Destruction of Halicarnassus.—Ada, Queen of Caria

[64]

XXIV. Alexander in Lycia and Pamphylia

[66]

XXV. Treason of Alexander, Son of Aëropus

[68]

XXVI. Alexander in Pamphylia.—Capture of Aspendus andSide

[70]

XXVII. Alexander in Phrygia and Pisidia

[72]

XXVIII. Operations in Pisidia

[74]

XXIX. Alexander in Phrygia

[76]


BOOK II.

I. Capture of Mitylene by the Persians.—Death of Memnon

[78]

II. The Persians capture Tenedus.—They are Defeated atSea

[80]

III. Alexander at Gordium

[82]

IV. Conquest of Cappadocia.—Alexander’s Illness at Tarsus

[84]

V. Alexander at the Tomb of Sardanapalus.—Proceedingsin Cilicia

[87]

VI. Alexander advances to Myriandrus.—Darius Marchesagainst him

[89]

VII. Darius at Issus.—Alexander’s Speech to his Army

[91]

VIII. Arrangement of the Hostile Armies

[94]

IX. Alexander changes the Disposition of his Forces

[97]

X. Battle of Issus

[99]

XI. Defeat and Flight of Darius

[101]

XII. Kind Treatment of Darius’s Family

[104]

XIII. Flight of Macedonian Deserters into Egypt.—Proceedingsof Agis, King of Sparta.—Alexander occupiesPhoenicia

[106]

XIV. Darius’s Letter, and Alexander’s Reply

[111]

XV. Alexander’s Treatment of the Captured GreekAmbassadors.—Submission of Byblus and Sidon

[114]

XVI. The Worship of Hercules in Tyre.—The Tyrians refuseto admit Alexander

[117]

XVII. Speech of Alexander to his Officers

[120]

XVIII. Siege of Tyre.—Construction of a Mole from theMainland to the Island

[121]

XIX. The Siege of Tyre

[123]

XX. Tyre Besieged by Sea as well as Land

[124]

[ix]XXI. Siege of Tyre

[127]

XXII. Siege of Tyre.—Naval Defeat of the Tyrians

[129]

XXIII. Siege of Tyre

[131]

XXIV. Capture of Tyre

[132]

XXV. The Offers of Darius rejected.—Batis, Governor ofGaza, refuses to Submit

[134]

XXVI. Siege of Gaza

[136]

XXVII. Capture of Gaza

[137]


BOOK III.

I. Conquest of Egypt.—Foundation of Alexandria

[140]

II. Foundation of Alexandria.—Events in the Aegean

[142]

III. Alexander visits the Temple of Ammon

[144]

IV. The Oasis of Ammon

[147]

V. Settlement of the Affairs of Egypt

[148]

VI. March into Syria.—Alexander’s Kindness to Harpalusand his other early Adherents

[150]

VII. Passage of the Euphrates and Tigris

[152]

VIII. Description of Darius’s Army at Arbela

[154]

IX. Alexander’s Tactics.—His Speech to the Officers

[157]

X. Rejection of Parmenio’s Advice

[159]

XI. Tactics of the Opposing Generals

[160]

XII. Alexander’s Tactics

[163]

XIII. The Battle of Arbela

[164]

XIV. Battle of Arbela.—Flight of Darius

[166]

XV. Defeat of the Persians and Pursuit of Darius

[168]

XVI. Escape of Darius into Media.—March of Alexanderto Babylon and Susa

[170]

XVII. Subjugation of the Uxians

[174]

XVIII. Defeat of Ariobarzanes and Capture of Persepolis

[176]

XIX. Darius pursued into Media and Parthia

[179]

XX. March through the Caspian Gates

[181]

XXI. Darius is Assassinated by Bessus

[182]

XXII. Reflections on the Fate of Darius

[185]

XXIII. Expedition into Hyrcania

[187]

XXIV. Expedition against the Mardians

[189]

XXV. March to Bactra.—Bessus aided by Satibarzanes

[191]

XXVI. Philotas and Parmenio put to Death

[193]

XXVII. Treatment of Amyntas.—The Ariaspians

[195]

[x]XXVIII. Alexander crosses the Hindu-Koosh

[196]

XXIX. Conquest of Bactria, and Pursuit of Bessus acrossthe Oxus

[199]

XXX. Capture of Bessus.—Exploits in Sogdiana

[201]


BOOK IV.

I. Rebellion of the Sogdianians

[205]

II. Capture of Five Cities in Two Days

[206]

III. Storming of Cyropolis.—Revolt of the Scythians

[208]

IV. Defeat of the Scythians beyond the Tanais

[210]

V. Spitamenes destroys a Macedonian Detachment

[212]

VI. Spitamenes driven into the Desert

[214]

VII. Treatment of Bessus

[216]

VIII. The Murder of Clitus

[218]

IX. Alexander’s grief for Clitus

[221]

X. Dispute between Callisthenes and Anaxarchus

[223]

XI. Callisthenes Opposes the Proposal to honour Alexanderby Prostration

[225]

XII. Callisthenes refuses to Prostrate himself

[228]

XIII. Conspiracy of the Pages

[229]

XIV. Execution of Callisthenes and Hermolaüs

[231]

XV. Alliance with the Scythians and Chorasmians

[233]

XVI. Subjugation of Sogdiana.—Revolt of Spitamenes

[235]

XVII. Defeat and Death of Spitamenes

[237]

XVIII. Oxyartes Besieged in the Sogdian Rock

[239]

XIX. Alexander Captures the Rock and Marries Roxana

[241]

XX. Magnanimous Treatment of the Family of Darius

[242]

XXI. Capture of the Rock of Chorienes

[244]

XXII. Alexander reaches the River Cabul, and Receives theHomage of Taxiles

[246]

XXIII. Battles with the Aspasians

[248]

XXIV. Operations against the Aspasians

[250]

XXV. Defeat of the Aspasians.—The Assacenians andGuraeans Attacked

[252]

XXVI. Siege of Massaga

[254]

XXVII. Sieges of Massaga and Ora

[255]

XXVIII. Capture of Bazira.—Advance to the Rock ofAornus

[257]

XXIX. Siege of Aornus

[260]

[xi]XXX. Capture of Aornus.—Arrival at the Indus

[262]


BOOK V.

I. Alexander at Nysa

[265]

II. Alexander at Nysa

[267]

III. Incredulity of Eratosthenes.—Passage of the Indus

[269]

IV. Digression about India

[270]

V. Mountains and Rivers of Asia

[273]

VI. General Description of India

[274]

VII. Method of Bridging Rivers

[277]

VIII. March from the Indus to the Hydaspes

[279]

IX. Porus obstructs Alexander’s Passage

[280]

X. Alexander and Porus at the Hydaspes

[282]

XI. Alexander’s Stratagem to get across

[283]

XII. Passage of the Hydaspes

[284]

XIII. Passage of the Hydaspes

[285]

XIV. The Battle at the Hydaspes

[287]

XV. Arrangements of Porus

[288]

XVI. Alexander’s Tactics

[290]

XVII. Defeat of Porus

[291]

XVIII. Losses of the Combatants.—Porus Surrenders

[293]

XIX. Alliance with Porus.—Death of Bucephalas

[295]

XX. Conquest of the Glausians.—Embassy from Abisares.—Passageof the Acesines

[297]

XXI. Advance beyond the Hydraotes

[299]

XXII. Invasion of the Land of the Cathaeans

[301]

XXIII. Assault upon Sangala

[302]

XXIV. Capture of Sangala

[304]

XXV. The Army refuses to Advance.—Alexander’s Speechto the Officers

[306]

XXVI. Alexander’s Speech (continued)

[308]

XXVII. The Answer of Coenus

[311]

XXVIII. Alexander resolves to Return

[313]

XXIX. Alexander recrosses the Hydraotes and Acesines

[314]


BOOK VI.

I. Preparations for a Voyage down the Indus

[317]

II. Voyage down the Hydaspes

[318]

III. Voyage down the Hydaspes (continued)

[320]

IV. Voyage down the Hydaspes into the Acesines

[321]

V. Voyage down the Acesines

[323]

[xii]VI. Campaign against the Mallians

[324]

VII. Campaign against the Mallians (continued)

[326]

VIII. Defeat of the Mallians at the river Hydraotes

[328]

IX. Storming of the Mallian Stronghold

[329]

X. Alexander dangerously Wounded

[331]

XI. Alexander Wounded

[333]

XII. Anxiety of the Soldiers about Alexander

[335]

XIII. Joy of the Soldiers at Alexander’s Recovery

[336]

XIV. Voyage down the Hydraotes and Acesines into theIndus

[338]

XV. Voyage down the Indus to the Land of Musicanus

[340]

XVI. Campaign against Oxycanus and Sambus

[342]

XVII. Musicanus Executed.—Capture of Patala

[343]

XVIII. Voyage down the Indus

[345]

XIX. Voyage down the Indus into the Sea

[346]

XX. Exploration of the Mouths of the Indus

[348]

XXI. Campaign against the Oritians

[349]

XXII. March through the Desert of Gadrosia

[351]

XXIII. March through the Desert of Gadrosia

[353]

XXIV. March through Gadrosia

[355]

XXV. Sufferings of the Army

[356]

XXVI. Alexander’s Magnanimous Conduct

[358]

XXVII. March through Carmania.—Punishment of Viceroys

[360]

XXVIII. Alexander in Carmania

[362]

XXIX. Alexander in Persis.—Tomb of Cyrus Repaired

[364]

XXX. Peucestas appointed Viceroy of Persis

[367]


BOOK VII.

I. Alexander’s Plans.—The Indian Philosophers

[369]

II. Alexander’s Dealings with the Indian Sages

[371]

III. Self-sacrifice of the Indian Calanus

[372]

IV. Marriages between Macedonians and Persians

[374]

V. The Soldiers Rewarded

[376]

VI. An Army of Asiatics Trained under the MacedonianDiscipline

[378]

VII. Navigation of the Tigres

[379]

VIII. The Macedonians Offended at Alexander

[381]

IX. Alexander’s Speech

[383]

X. Alexander’s Speech (continued)

[386]

[xiii]XI. Reconciliation between Alexander and his Army

[387]

XII. Ten Thousand Macedonians sent Home with Craterus.—Disputesbetween Antipater and Olympias

[390]

XIII. The Nisaean Plain.—The Amazons

[393]

XIV. Death of Hephaestion

[395]

XV. Subjugation of the Cossaeans.—Embassies from DistantNations

[398]

XVI. Exploration of the Caspian.—The Chaldaean Soothsayers

[400]

XVII. The Advice of the Chaldees rejected

[402]

XVIII. Predictions of Alexander’s Death

[404]

XIX. Embassies from Greece.—Fleet prepared for InvadingArabia

[406]

XX. Description of Arabia.—Voyage of Nearchus

[408]

XXI. Description of the Euphrates and the Pallacopas

[411]

XXII. An Omen of Alexander’s Approaching Death

[412]

XXIII. The Army Recruited from the Persians.—Hephaestion’sMemory Honoured

[414]

XXIV. Another Omen of Alexander’s Death

[417]

XXV. Alexander Seized with Fever

[418]

XXVI. Alexander’s Death

[420]

XXVII. Rumour that Alexander was Poisoned

[421]

XXVIII. Character of Alexander

[422]

XXIX. Apology for Alexander’s Errors

[424]

XXX. Eulogy of Alexander

[425]

Index of Proper Names

[429]