[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Greek](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr) › [Roman Imperial (31 BCE – 330 CE)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman) › [Γεωγραφικά](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo) › 15.2.10 # Γεωγραφικά 15.2.10 Γεωγραφικά 15.2.10 - **Language:** Ancient Greek ### [15.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo.15.2.10) γνοίη δʼ ἄν τις τὰ περὶ τὴν λεχθεῖσαν ὀρεινὴν ἔτι μᾶλλον προσιστορήσας τὴν ὁδὸν ᾗ ἐχρήσατο διώκων τοὺς περὶ Βησσὸν ὡς ἐπὶ Βάκτρων Ἀλέξανδρος ἐκ τῆς Παρθυηνῆς· εἰς γὰρ τὴν Ἀρίαν ἧκεν, εἶτʼ εἰς Δράγγας, ὅπου Φιλώταν ἀνεῖλε τὸν Παρμενίωνος υἱὸν φωράσας ἐπιβουλήν· ἔπεμψε δὲ καὶ εἰς Ἐκβάτανα τοὺς καὶ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ ἀνελοῦντας ὡς κοινωνὸν τῆς ἐπιβουλῆς· φασὶ δʼ αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ δρομάδων καμήλων ὁδὸν ἡμερῶν τριάκοντα ἢ καὶ τετταράκοντα ἑνδεκαταίους διανύσαι καὶ τελευτῆσαι τὴν πρᾶξιν. οἱ δὲ Δράγγαι περσίζοντες τἆλλα κατὰ τὸν βίον οἴνου σπανίζουσι, γίνεται δὲ παρʼ αὐτοῖς καττίτερος. εἶτʼ ἐκ Δραγγῶν ἐπί τε τοὺς Εὐεργέτας ἧκεν, οὓς ὁ Κῦρος οὕτως ὠνόμασε, καὶ τοὺς Ἀραχωτούς, εἶτα διὰ τῶν Παροπαμισαδῶν ὑπὸ πλειάδος δύσιν· ἔστι δʼ ὀρεινὴ καὶ κεχιονοβόλητο τότε ὥστε χαλεπῶς ὡδεύετο· πυκναὶ μέντοι κῶμαι δεχόμεναι πάντων εὔποροι πλὴν ἐλαίου παρεμυθοῦντο τὰς δυσκολίας· εἶχόν τε ἐν ἀριστερᾷ τὰς ἀκρωρείας. ἔστι δὲ τὰ μεσημβρινὰ μὲν τοῦ ὄρους τοῦ Παροπαμισοῦ Ἰνδικά τε καὶ Ἀριανά· τὰ δὲ προσάρκτια τὰ μὲν πρὸς ἑσπέραν Βάκτρια τοῖς Βακτρίοις βαρβάρων. διαχειμάσας δʼ αὐτόθι ὑπερδέξιον ἔχων τὴν Ἰνδικὴν καὶ πόλιν κτίσας ὑπερήκρισεν εἰς τὴν Βακτριανὴν διὰ ψιλῶν ὁδῶν πλὴν τερμίνθου θαμνώδους ὀλίγης, ἀπορούμενος καὶ τροφῆς ὥστε ταῖς τῶν κτηνῶν σαρξὶ χρῆσθαι, καὶ ταύταις ὠμαῖς διὰ τὴν ἀξυλίαν· πρὸς δὲ τὴν ὠμοσιτίαν πεπτικὸν ἦν αὐτοῖς τὸ σίλφιον πολὺ πεφυκός. πεντεκαιδεκαταῖος δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς κτισθείσης πόλεως καὶ τῶν χειμαδίων ἧκεν εἰς Ἄδραψα, πόλιν τῆς Βακτριανῆς. > We shall better understand the position of the places about the above-mentioned mountainous tract, if we further examine the route which Alexander took from the Parthian territory to Bactriana, when he was in pursuit of Bessus. He came first to Ariana, next to the Drangae, where he put to death Philotas, the son of Parmenio, having detected his traitorous intentions. He despatched persons to Ecbatana also to put the father to death as an accomplice in the conspiracy. It is said that these persons performed in eleven days, upon dromedaries, a journey of 30 or 40 days, and executed their business. > The Drangae resemble the Persians in all other respects in their mode of life, except that they have little wine. Tin is found in the country. > Alexander next went from the Drangae to the Euergetae, (to whom Cyrus gave this name,) and to the Arachoti; then through the territory of the Paropamisadae at the setting of the Pleiad. It is a mountainous country, and at that time was covered with snow, so that the march was performed with difficulty. The numerous villages, however, on their march, which were well provided with everything except oil, afforded relief in their distress. On their left hand were the summits of the mountains. > The southern parts of the Paropamisus belong to India and Ariana; the northern parts towards the west belong to Bactriana \[towards the east to Sogdiana \* \* Bactrian barbarians\]. Having wintered there, with India above to the right hand, and having founded a city, he crossed the summits of the mountains into Bactriana. The road was bare of everything except a few trees of the bushy terminthus; the army was driven from want of food to eat the flesh of the beasts or burthen, and that in a raw state for want of firewood; but silphium grew in great abundance, which promoted the digestion of this raw food. Fifteen days after founding the city and leaving winter quarters, he came to Adrapsa (Darapsa?), a city of Bactriana. > — Hans Claude Hamilton & William Falconer 1854, The Geography of Strabo - [Previous: 15.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo.15.2.9) - [Next: 15.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo.15.2.11) - [Up: 15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo.15.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Geography of Strabo](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo~en-hamilton-falconer.15.2.10) — Hans Claude Hamilton & William Falconer 1854, English - [Ancient India as Described in Classical Literature (Strabo, book 15)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo~en-mccrindle.15.2.10) — John Watson McCrindle 1901, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo.15.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.strabo.15.2.10) · Pramāṇa