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The Anabasis of Alexander

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"The Anabasis of Alexander" by Arrian of Nicomedia is a military history composed in the second century AD. This seven-book account chronicles Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire between 336 and 323 BC, from his accession to the Macedonian throne through his death. Drawing on lost sources from Alexander's companions, Arrian presents the fullest surviving narrative of these legendary campaigns, including famous battles at Granicus, Issus, and Gaugamela, sieges across Asia, and the ambitious push into India that ultimately ended at the Hyphasis river.

The Anabasis of Alexander, by Arrian. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #46976.

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217 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface455 words
  2. 2.Book I: Chap198 words
  3. 3.Book II: I. Capture of Mitylene by the Persians.—Death of Memnon 78186 words
  4. 4.Book III: I. Conquest of Egypt.—Foundation of Alexandria 140192 words
  5. 5.Book IV: I. Rebellion of the Sogdianians 205189 words
  6. 6.Book V: I. Alexander at Nysa 265157 words
  7. 7.Book VI: I. Preparations for a Voyage down the Indus 317179 words
  8. 8.Book VII: I. Alexander’s Plans.—The Indian Philosophers 3691,794 words
  9. 9.Chapter I798 words
  10. 10.Chapter II: Battle with the Triballians506 words
  11. 11.Chapter III449 words
  12. 12.Chapter IV531 words
  13. 13.Chapter V: Revolt of Clitus and Glaucias809 words
  14. 14.Chapter VI: Defeat of Clitus and Glaucias821 words
  15. 15.Chapter VII736 words
  16. 16.Chapter VIII: Fall of Thebes577 words
  17. 17.Chapter IX: Destruction of Thebes845 words
  18. 18.Chapter X: Alexander’s Dealings with Athens416 words
  19. 19.Chapter XI591 words
  20. 20.Chapter XII798 words
  21. 21.Chapter XIII: Battle of the Granicus (b.c. 334)431 words
  22. 22.Chapter XIV: Arrangement of the Hostile Armies490 words
  23. 23.Chapter XV626 words
  24. 24.Chapter XVI540 words
  25. 25.Chapter XVII: Alexander in Sardis and Ephesus768 words
  26. 26.Chapter XVIII722 words
  27. 27.Chapter XIX: Siege and Capture of Miletus824 words
  28. 28.Chapter XX853 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXI: Siege of Halicarnassus544 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXII: Siege of Halicarnassus449 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXIII533 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXIV: Alexander in Lycia and Pamphylia432 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXV: Treason of Alexander, Son of Aëropus618 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXVI398 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXVII: Alexander in Phrygia and Pisidia508 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXVIII: Operations in Pisidia502 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXIX: Alexander in Phrygia432 words
  38. 38.Chapter I426 words
  39. 39.Chapter II450 words
  40. 40.Chapter III: Alexander at Gordium642 words
  41. 41.Chapter IV667 words
  42. 42.Chapter V560 words
  43. 43.Chapter VI511 words
  44. 44.Chapter VII804 words
  45. 45.Chapter VIII: Arrangement of the Hostile Armies753 words
  46. 46.Chapter IX437 words
  47. 47.Chapter X: Battle of Issus525 words
  48. 48.Chapter XI: Defeat and Flight of Darius710 words
  49. 49.Chapter XII: Kind Treatment of Darius’s Family603 words
  50. 50.Chapter XIII553 words
  51. 51.Chapter XIV: Darius’s Letter, and Alexander’s Reply710 words
  52. 52.Chapter XV471 words
  53. 53.Chapter XVI551 words
  54. 54.Chapter XVII: Speech of Alexander to His Officers353 words
  55. 55.Chapter XVIII531 words
  56. 56.Chapter XIX: The Siege of Tyre418 words
  57. 57.Chapter XX: Tyre Besieged by Sea as Well as Land727 words
  58. 58.Chapter XXI: Siege of Tyre608 words
  59. 59.Chapter XXII510 words
  60. 60.Chapter XXIII: Siege of Tyre424 words
  61. 61.Chapter XXIV: Capture of Tyre494 words
  62. 62.Chapter XXV324 words
  63. 63.Chapter XXVI: Siege of Gaza355 words
  64. 64.Chapter XXVII: Capture of Gaza529 words
  65. 65.Chapter I389 words
  66. 66.Chapter II453 words
  67. 67.Chapter III: Alexander Visits the Temple of Ammon436 words
  68. 68.Chapter IV: The Oasis of Ammon343 words
  69. 69.Chapter V: Settlement of the Affairs of Egypt423 words
  70. 70.Chapter VI588 words
  71. 71.Chapter VII: Passage of the Euphrates and Tigris513 words
  72. 72.Chapter VIII: Description of Darius’s Army at Arbela449 words
  73. 73.Chapter IX666 words
  74. 74.Chapter X: Rejection of Parmenio’s Advice374 words
  75. 75.Chapter XI: Tactics of the Opposing Generals668 words
  76. 76.Chapter XII: Alexander’s Tactics362 words
  77. 77.Chapter XIII: The Battle of Arbela473 words
  78. 78.Chapter XIV: Battle of Arbela.—flight of Darius452 words
  79. 79.Chapter XV612 words
  80. 80.Chapter XVI715 words
  81. 81.Chapter XVII: Subjugation of the Uxians479 words
  82. 82.Chapter XVIII844 words
  83. 83.Chapter XIX: Darius Pursued Into Media and Parthia607 words
  84. 84.Chapter XX: March Through the Caspian Gates269 words
  85. 85.Chapter XXI: Darius Is Assassinated by Bessus758 words
  86. 86.Chapter XXII: Reflections on the Fate of Darius432 words
  87. 87.Chapter XXIII: Expedition Into Hyrcania667 words
  88. 88.Chapter XXIV: Expedition Against the Mardians399 words
  89. 89.Chapter XXV629 words
  90. 90.Chapter XXVI: Philotas and Parmenio Put to Death325 words
  91. 91.Chapter XXVII: Treatment of Amyntas.—the Ariaspians411 words
  92. 92.Chapter XXVIII: Alexander Crosses the Hindu-Koosh615 words
  93. 93.Chapter XXIX564 words
  94. 94.Chapter XXX: Capture of Bessus.—exploits in Sogdiana714 words
  95. 95.Chapter I: Rebellion of the Sogdianians375 words
  96. 96.Chapter II: Capture of Five Cities in Two Days500 words
  97. 97.Chapter III596 words
  98. 98.Chapter IV742 words
  99. 99.Chapter V587 words
  100. 100.Chapter VI: Spitamenes Driven Into the Desert503 words
  101. 101.Chapter VII: Treatment of Bessus439 words
  102. 102.Chapter VIII: The Murder of Clitus738 words
  103. 103.Chapter IX: Alexander’s Grief for Clitus643 words
  104. 104.Chapter X445 words
  105. 105.Chapter XI795 words
  106. 106.Chapter XII442 words
  107. 107.Chapter XIII: Conspiracy of the Pages570 words
  108. 108.Chapter XIV: Execution of Callisthenes and Hermolaus373 words
  109. 109.Chapter XV569 words
  1. 110.Chapter XVI518 words
  2. 111.Chapter XVII: Defeat and Death of Spitamenes495 words
  3. 112.Chapter XVIII: Oxyartes Besieged in the Sogdian Rock460 words
  4. 113.Chapter XIX511 words
  5. 114.Chapter XX289 words
  6. 115.Chapter XXI: Capture of the Rock of Chorienes849 words
  7. 116.Chapter XXII536 words
  8. 117.Chapter XXIII: Battles with the Aspasians431 words
  9. 118.Chapter XXIV: Operations Against the Aspasians663 words
  10. 119.Chapter XXV421 words
  11. 120.Chapter XXVI: Siege of Massaga545 words
  12. 121.Chapter XXVII: Sieges of Massaga and Ora592 words
  13. 122.Chapter XXVIII578 words
  14. 123.Chapter XXIX: Siege of Aornus617 words
  15. 124.Chapter XXX: Capture of Aornus.—arrival at the Indus725 words
  16. 125.Chapter I: Alexander at Nysa512 words
  17. 126.Chapter II: Alexander at Nysa538 words
  18. 127.Chapter III356 words
  19. 128.Chapter IV: Digression About India576 words
  20. 129.Chapter V: Mountains and Rivers of Asia357 words
  21. 130.Chapter VI: General Description of India686 words
  22. 131.Chapter VII: Method of Bridging Rivers482 words
  23. 132.Chapter VIII: March From the Indus to the Hydaspes421 words
  24. 133.Chapter IX: Porus Obstructs Alexander’s Passage390 words
  25. 134.Chapter X: Alexander and Porus at the Hydaspes354 words
  26. 135.Chapter XI: Alexander’s Stratagem to Get Across368 words
  27. 136.Chapter XII: Passage of the Hydaspes328 words
  28. 137.Chapter XIII: Passage of the Hydaspes405 words
  29. 138.Chapter XIV: The Battle at the Hydaspes499 words
  30. 139.Chapter XV: Arrangements of Porus558 words
  31. 140.Chapter XVI: Alexander’s Tactics377 words
  32. 141.Chapter XVII: Defeat of Porus626 words
  33. 142.Chapter XVIII555 words
  34. 143.Chapter XIX505 words
  35. 144.Chapter XX617 words
  36. 145.Chapter XXI: Advance Beyond the Hydraotes413 words
  37. 146.Chapter XXII: Invasion of the Land of the Cathaeans506 words
  38. 147.Chapter XXIII: Assault Upon Sangala517 words
  39. 148.Chapter XXIV: Capture of Sangala623 words
  40. 149.Chapter XXV520 words
  41. 150.Chapter XXVI: ALEXANDER’S SPEECH (continued)659 words
  42. 151.Chapter XXVII: The Answer of Coenus827 words
  43. 152.Chapter XXVIII: Alexander Resolves to Return316 words
  44. 153.Chapter XXIX377 words
  45. 154.Chapter I388 words
  46. 155.Chapter II: Voyage Down the Hydaspes297 words
  47. 156.Chapter III: VOYAGE DOWN THE HYDASPES (continued)509 words
  48. 157.Chapter IV404 words
  49. 158.Chapter V: Voyage Down the Acesines544 words
  50. 159.Chapter VI: Campaign Against the Mallians525 words
  51. 160.Chapter VII443 words
  52. 161.Chapter VIII523 words
  53. 162.Chapter IX: Storming of the Mallian Stronghold623 words
  54. 163.Chapter X: Alexander Dangerously Wounded428 words
  55. 164.Chapter XI: Alexander Wounded742 words
  56. 165.Chapter XII: Anxiety of the Soldiers About Alexander280 words
  57. 166.Chapter XIII498 words
  58. 167.Chapter XIV482 words
  59. 168.Chapter XV563 words
  60. 169.Chapter XVI: Campaign Against Oxycanus and Sambus298 words
  61. 170.Chapter XVII: Musicanus Executed.—capture of Patala464 words
  62. 171.Chapter XVIII: Voyage Down the Indus394 words
  63. 172.Chapter XIX: Voyage Down the Indus Into the Sea470 words
  64. 173.Chapter XX: Exploration of the Mouths of the Indus389 words
  65. 174.Chapter XXI: Campaign Against the Oritians445 words
  66. 175.Chapter XXII: March Through the Desert of Gadrosia597 words
  67. 176.Chapter XXIII: March Through the Desert of Gadrosia469 words
  68. 177.Chapter XXIV: March Through Gadrosia422 words
  69. 178.Chapter XXV: Sufferings of the Army642 words
  70. 179.Chapter XXVI: Alexander’s Magnanimous Conduct502 words
  71. 180.Chapter XXVII554 words
  72. 181.Chapter XXVIII: Alexander in Carmania542 words
  73. 182.Chapter XXIX789 words
  74. 183.Chapter XXX: Peucestas Appointed Viceroy of Persis233 words
  75. 184.Chapter I460 words
  76. 185.Chapter II383 words
  77. 186.Chapter III: Self-Sacrifice of the Indian Calanus495 words
  78. 187.Chapter IV490 words
  79. 188.Chapter V: The Soldiers Rewarded428 words
  80. 189.Chapter VI389 words
  81. 190.Chapter VII: Navigation of the Tigres560 words
  82. 191.Chapter VIII: The Macedonians Offended at Alexander339 words
  83. 192.Chapter IX: Alexander’s Speech735 words
  84. 193.Chapter X: ALEXANDER’S SPEECH (continued)587 words
  85. 194.Chapter XI655 words
  86. 195.Chapter XII631 words
  87. 196.Chapter XIII: The Nisaean Plain.—the Amazons460 words
  88. 197.Chapter XIV: Death of Hephaestion810 words
  89. 198.Chapter XV527 words
  90. 199.Chapter XVI529 words
  91. 200.Chapter XVII: The Advice of the Chaldees Rejected408 words
  92. 201.Chapter XVIII: Predictions of Alexander’s Death540 words
  93. 202.Chapter XIX456 words
  94. 203.Chapter XX855 words
  95. 204.Chapter XXI537 words
  96. 205.Chapter XXII412 words
  97. 206.Chapter XXIII648 words
  98. 207.Chapter XXIV: Another Omen of Alexander’s Death367 words
  99. 208.Chapter XXV: Alexander Seized with Fever500 words
  100. 209.Chapter XXVI: Alexander’s Death283 words
  101. 210.Chapter XXVII: Rumour That Alexander Was Poisoned303 words
  102. 211.Chapter XXVIII: Character of Alexander290 words
  103. 212.Chapter XXIX: Apology for Alexander’s Errors457 words
  104. 213.Chapter XXX: Eulogy of Alexander (1)8,715 words
  105. 214.Chapter XXX: Eulogy of Alexander (2)8,780 words
  106. 215.Chapter XXX: Eulogy of Alexander (3)8,621 words
  107. 216.Chapter XXX: Eulogy of Alexander (4)7,559 words
  108. 217.Chapter XXX: Eulogy of Alexander (5)68 words