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.—Passage of 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 Speech to 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