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 Alexander by 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 the Homage of Taxiles 246

XXIII. Battles with the Aspasians 248

XXIV. Operations against the Aspasians 250

XXV. Defeat of the Aspasians.—The Assacenians and Guraeans Attacked 252

XXVI. Siege of Massaga 254

XXVII. Sieges of Massaga and Ora 255

XXVIII. Capture of Bazira.—Advance to the Rock of Aornus 257

XXIX. Siege of Aornus 260

XXX. Capture of Aornus.—Arrival at the Indus 262