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 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