'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.' [‎300] (335/450)

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day-break the scouts thought they perceived the nrmy of
Darius, but it turned out to be only the advanced guard of
Mazaens's corps.
Quintus Curtius has evidently made two affairs of one;
and the one he has described as the last is clearly the same
as the one mentioned by Arrian, who attributes to it the
incidents related by Curtius of the first encounter; which
therefore must have taken place a few hours' march from
the ford of the Tigris. Alexander, we are told, galloped on
with the P.Teon advanced guard, and some other of the
light horse, to disperse this party, ordering the army to
come on leisurely. The enemy (led, and Alexander pur
sued them. Some of them falling into his hands, informed
him that Darius, with the grand army, was not far off,
being encamped at Gaugamela, on the Bumadus, about six
hundred stadia from the town of Arbela, in a very open and
level plain; the Persians having levelled those parts which
were too rough for the manoeuvring of chariots.
Alexander, upon hearing this, entrenched his army four
days in the very place where he received this intelligence.
In this fortified camp he left his baggage and incumbrances,
and then marched, at the second watch of the night, to
attack the enemy, with whom he expected to come up at
day-break.
The camps were sixty stadia distant from each other, but
were not visible to one another, on account of intervening
hiljs. Curtius makes the interval to be one hundred and
fifty stadia, and agrees that Alexander remained in his for
tified camp four days. He also agrees as to the time or
distance, given by Arrian, from the ford of the Tigris to the
entrenched camp: that is to say, first, from the second
watch till day-break ; and secondly, from thence slowly, to
the place of halt, to which Alexander had pursued the ad-