The Anabasis of Alexander, Or the History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great

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Fall of Thebes 18
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Destruction of Thebes
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Alexanders Dealings with Athens
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Alexander crosses the Hellespont and visits Troy
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Alexander at the Tomb of Achilles Memnons advice Rejected by the Persian Generals 25 28 31 34 36
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Arrangement of the Hostile Armies
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Description of the Battle of the Granicus
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Alexander in Sardis and Ephesus
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Island of Lade
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Siege and Capture of Miletus
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Siege of Halicarnassus Abortive Attack on Myndus
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Siege of Halicarnassus
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PAGE 63 64 CHAP XXII Siege of Halicarnassus
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Destruction of Halicarnassus Ada Queen of Caria
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Alexander in Lycia and Pamphylia
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Treason of Alexander Son of Aëropus
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Alexander in Pamphylia Capture of Aspendus and Side
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Alexander in Phrygia and Pisidia
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Operations in Pisidia
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Alexander in Phrygia
76
BOOK II
78
The Persians capture Tenedus They are Defeated at
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Alexander at Gordium
82
Conquest of Cappadocia Alexanders Illness at Tarsus
84
Alexander at the Tomb of Sardanapalus Proceedings in Cilicia
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Alexander advances to Myriandrus Darius Marches against
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Darius at Issus Alexanders Speech to his Army
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Arrangement of the Hostile Armies
94
Alexander changes the Disposition of his Forces
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Battle of Issus
99
Defeat and Flight of Darius
101
Kind Treatment of Dariuss Family
104
Flight of Macedonian Deserters into Egypt Pro ceedings of Agis King of Sparta Alexander occupies Phoenicia
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Dariuss Letter and Alexanders Reply
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The Worship of Hercules in Tyre The Tyrians re fuse to admit Alexander
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Siege of Tyre Naval Defeat of the Tyrians XXIII Siege of Tyre
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Capture of Tyre
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The Offers of Darius rejected Batis Governor of Gaza refuses to Submit
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Siege of Gaza XXVII Capture of Gaza ix PAGE
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Alexanders Tactics His Speech to the Officers BOOK III
140
Foundation of Alexandria Events in the Aegean
142
Alexander visits the Temple of Ammon
144
The Oasis of Ammon
147
Settlement of the Affairs of Egypt
148
March into Syria Alexanders Kindness to Harpalus and his other early Adherents
150
Passage of the Euphrates and Tigris
152
Description of Dariuss Army at Arbela
154
Rejection of Parmenios Advice
159
Tactics of the Opposing Generals
160
Alexanders Tactics
163
The Battle of Arbela
164
Battle of Arbela Flight of Darius
166
Defeat of the Persians and Pursuit of Darius
168
Escape of Darius into Media March of Alexander to Babylon and Susa
170
Subjugation of the Uxians
174
Defeat of Ariobarzanes and Capture of Persepolis
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Darius pursued into Media and Parthia
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CHAP PAGE XXIX Conquest of Bactria and Pursuit of Bessus across the Oxus
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Capture of Bessus Exploits in Sogdiana
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Contents xi
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BOOK IV
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Capture of Five Cities in Two Days
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Storming of Cyropolis Revolt of the Scythians
208
Defeat of the Scythians beyond the Tanais
210
Spitamenes destroys a Macedonian Detachment
212
Spitamenes driven into the Desert
214
Treatment of Bessus
216
The Murder of Clitus
218
Alexanders grief for Clitus
221
Dispute between Callisthenes and Anaxarchus
223
Callisthenes Opposes the Proposal to honour Alexander by Prostration
225
Callisthenes refuses to Prostrate himself
228
Conspiracy of the Pages
229
Execution of Callisthenes and Hermolaus
231
Alliance with the Scythians and Chorasmians
233
Subjugation of Sogdiana Revolt of Spitamenes
235
Defeat and Death of Spitamenes
237
Oxyartes Besieged in the Sogdian Rock
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Alexander Captures the Rock and Marries Roxana
241
Magnanimous Treatment of the Family of Darius
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Capture of the Rock of Chorienes
244
Alexander reaches the River Cabul and Receives the Homage of Taxiles
246
Battles with the Aspasians
248
Alexander at Nysa
267
Incredulity of Eratosthenes Passage of the Indus
269
Digression about India
270
Mountains and Rivers of Asia
273
General Description of India
274
Method of Bridging Rivers
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March from the Indus to the Hydaspes
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Alexander and Porus at the Hydaspes
282
Alexanders Stratagem to get across
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Passage of the Hydaspes
284
Passage of the Hydaspes
285
The Battle at the Hydaspes
287
Arrangements of Porus
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Alexanders Tactics
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Defeat of Porus
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Alliance with Porus Death of Bucephalas
295
Conquest of the Glausians Embassy from Abisares Passage of the Acesines
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Advance beyond the Hydraotes
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Invasion of the Land of the Cathaeans
301
Assault upon Sangala
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Capture of Sangala
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The Army refuses to Advance Alexanders Speech to the Officers
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Alexanders Speech continued
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The Answer of Coenus
311
Alexander resolves to Return
313
Alexander recrosses the Hydraotes and Acesines
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BOOK VI
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Voyage down the Hydaspes
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Voyage down the Hydaspes continued
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Voyage down the Hydaspes into the Acesines
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Campaign against the Mallians
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CHAP PAGE VII Campaign against the Mallians continued
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Defeat of the Mallians at the river Hydraotes
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Storming of the Mallian Stronghold
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Alexander dangerously Wounded
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Anxiety of the Soldiers about Alexander
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Joy of the Soldiers at Alexanders Recovery
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Voyage down the Hydraotes and Acesines into the Indus
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Voyage down the Indus to the Land of Musicanus
340
Campaign against Oxycanus and Sambus
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Musicanus Executed Capture of Patala
343
Voyage down the Indus
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Voyage down the Indus into the Sea
346
Exploration of the Mouths of the Indus
348
Campaign against the Oritians
349
March through the Desert of Gadrosia
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March through the Desert of Gadrosia
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March through Gadrosia
355
Sufferings of the Army
356
Alexanders Magnanimous Conduct
358
March through Carmania Punishment of Vice roys
360
Alexander in Carmania
362
Alexander in Persis Tomb of Cyrus Repaired
364
Peucestas appointed Viceroy of Persis
367
BOOK VII
369
Alexanders Dealings with the Indian Sages
371
Selfsacrifice of the Indian Calanus
372
Marriages between Macedonians and Persians
374
The Soldiers Rewarded
376
An Army of Asiatics Trained under the Macedonian Discipline
378
Navigation of the Tigres
379
The Macedonians Offended at Alexander
381
Alexanders Speech
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Alexanders Speech continued
386
Reconciliation between Alexander and his Army
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CHAP PAGE
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Subjugation of the Cossaeans Embassies from Dis
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Predictions of Alexanders Death
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Description of the Euphrates and the Pallacopas
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Another Omen of Alexanders Death
417
Apology for Alexanders Errors
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March through the Caspian Gates XXI Darius is Assassinated by Bessus XXII Reflections on the Fate of Darius XXIII Expedition into Hyrcania XXIV...
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Siege of Tyre 127
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TitoloThe Anabasis of Alexander, Or the History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great
AutoreFlavius Arrianus
CuratoreEdward James Chinnock
tradotto daEdward James Chinnock
EditoreHodder and Stoughton, 1884
Provenienza dell'originaleOxford University
Digitalizzato22 mag 2007
Lunghezza443 pagine
  
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