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 Alexander to 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 XXVIII. Alexander crosses the Hindu-Koosh 196 XXIX. Conquest of Bactria, and Pursuit of Bessus across the 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 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