Αλεξανδρου αναβασις 6.16.1

6.16.1

ἔνθεν δὲ ἀναλαβὼν τούς τε τοξότας καὶ τοὺς Ἀγριᾶνας καὶ τὴν ἵππον τὴν ἅμα οἷ πλέουσαν ἐξελαύνει ἐπὶ τὸν νομάρχην τῆς ταύτῃ γῆς, ὄνομα δὲ ἦν Ὀξικανός, ὅτι μήτε αὐτὸς ἀφῖκτο μήτε πρέσβεις παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἧκον ἐνδιδόντες αὐτόν τε καὶ τὴν χώραν.

Alexander then, taking with him the archers and the Agrianians and the cavalry which was sailing with him, marched against the ruler of the country adjacent to that of Mousikanos, whose name was Oxykanos, because he neither came himself nor sent envoys to surrender himself and his country. At the first assault he took by storm the two largest cities under the rule of Oxykanos, in the second of which that chief himself was taken prisoner. The booty he gave to the army, but the elephants he led away and reserved for himself. The other cities in the same country surrendered without attempting resistance wherever he advanced; so much were the minds of all the Indians paralysed with abject terror by Alexander and the success of his arms.