Kitap 15
2.10
Alexander next went from the Drangae to the Euergetae,They were called Ariaspi; Cyrus, son of Cambyses, gave them the name Euergetae, benefactors, in consideration of the services which they had rendered in his expedition against the Scythians. (to whom Cyrus gave this name,) and to the Arachoti; then through the territory of the Paropamisadae at the setting of the Pleiad.At the beginning of winter. 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.
