Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c15.177

c15.177

The Malloi had also many walled cities with citadels on commanding heights and difficult of access. Alexander had to apply scaling ladders on all its sides and to undermine its walls. The walls had towers at intervals. In scaling the walls, Alexander was assailed from every side from the adjacent towers. Bars closed the gates of the wall between the towers [*Ib.* pp. 145-149 (Arrian)].