§17.21.1περὶ δʼ ἀμφοτέρων τῶν πεσόντων οἱ συγγενεῖς ἀθρόοι συστραφέντες τὸ μὲν πρῶτον ἠκόντιζον ἐπὶ τὸν Ἀλέξανδρον, ἔπειτα δὲ καὶ συστάδην μαχόμενοι πάντα κίνδυνον ὑπέμενον ὑπὲρ τοῦ φονεῦσαι τὸν βασιλέα.
The kinsmen of both the fallen men gathered in a crowd, and at first flung their javelins at Alexander, and then, fighting hand-to-hand, braved every danger in order to slay the king.
§17.21.2ὁ δὲ καίπερ πολλοῖς καὶ μεγάλοις κινδύνοις συνεχόμενος ὅμως οὐκ ἐνικᾶτο τοῖς πλήθεσι τῶν πολεμίων, ἀλλὰ δύο μὲν ἔχων εἰς τὸν θώρακα πληγάς, μίαν δὲ εἰς τὸ κράνος, τρεῖς δʼ εἰς τὸ καθαιρεθὲν ὅπλον ἐκ τοῦ νεὼ τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς ὅμως οὐκ ἐνεδίδου, ἀλλὰ τῷ παραστήματι τῆς ψυχῆς ἐπαιρόμενος παντὸς δεινοῦ κατεξανίστατο.
But he, although beset by many great dangers, was nevertheless not overcome by the multitude of the enemy; rather, though he had received two blows on his breastplate, one on his helmet, and three on the shield taken down from the temple of Athena, he did not give in, but, buoyed up by his greatness of soul, rose superior to every terror.
§17.21.3μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ἐπιφανῶν ἡγεμόνων παρʼ αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς Πέρσαις ἔπεσον πλείους, ὧν ἦσαν ἐπιφανέστατοι Ἀτιζύης καὶ Φαρνάκης ὁ τῆς Δαρείου γυναικὸς ἀδελφός, ἔτι δὲ Μιθροβουζάνης ὁ Καππαδοκῶν ἡγούμενος.
After this, more of the other prominent leaders among the Persians fell near them, of whom the most illustrious were Atizyes, and Pharnaces the brother of Darius' wife, and also Mithrobuzanes the commander of the Cappadocians.
§17.21.4διὸ καὶ πολλῶν ἡγεμόνων ἀναιρεθέντων καὶ τῶν Περσικῶν τάξεων ἁπασῶν ὑπὸ τῶν Μακεδόνων ἡττωμένων πρῶτον μὲν οἱ κατὰ τὸν Ἀλέξανδρον τεταγμένοι φυγεῖν ἠναγκάσθησαν, μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα καὶ τῶν ἄλλων τραπέντων ὁ μὲν βασιλεὺς ὁμολογούμενον τῆς ἀνδραγαθίας τὸ πρωτεῖον ἀπηνέγκατο καὶ τῆς ὅλης νίκης ἔδοξε μάλιστʼ αἴτιος γεγονέναι, μετὰ δὲ τοῦτον οἱ τῶν Θετταλῶν ἱππεῖς ἄριστα ταῖς εἴλαις χρώμενοι καὶ διαφόρως ἀγωνισάμενοι μεγάλην ἐπʼ ἀνδρείᾳ δόξαν ἔσχον.
Therefore, since many leaders had been slain and all the Persian ranks were being defeated by the Macedonians, first those drawn up opposite Alexander were forced to flee, and then, when the others also turned to flight, the king won the undisputed prize for valor and was deemed to have been the chief cause of the entire victory. Next after him, the Thessalian cavalry, handling their squadrons excellently and fighting outstandingly, won great renown for courage.
§17.21.5μετὰ δὲ τὴν τῶν ἱππέων τροπὴν οἱ πεζοὶ συμβαλόντες ἀλλήλοις ὀλίγον χρόνον ἠγωνίσαντο· οἱ γὰρ βάρβαροι διὰ τὴν τῶν ἱππέων τροπὴν καταπλαγέντες καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἐνδόντες πρὸς φυγὴν ὥρμησαν.
After the rout of the cavalry, the infantries clashed with one another, but fought only for a short time; for the barbarians, terrified by the rout of their cavalry and losing heart, turned to flight.
§17.21.6ἀνῃρέθησαν δὲ τῶν Περσῶν οἱ πάντες πεζοὶ μὲν πλείους τῶν μυρίων, ἱππεῖς δὲ οὐκ ἐλάττους δισχιλίων, ἐζωγρήθησαν δʼ ὑπὲρ τοὺς δισμυρίους.
In all, there were slain of the Persians more than ten thousand infantry and not less than two thousand cavalry, while more than twenty thousand were taken alive.
μετὰ δὲ τὴν μάχην ὁ βασιλεὺς τοὺς τετελευτηκότας ἔθαψε μεγαλοπρεπῶς, σπεύδων διὰ ταύτης τῆς τιμῆς τοὺς στρατιώτας προθυμοτέρους κατασκευάσαι πρὸς τοὺς ἐν ταῖς μάχαις κινδύνους.
After the battle, the king buried the dead with great magnificence, seeking by this honor to make his soldiers more eager to face the dangers of battle.
§17.21.7αὐτὸς δʼ ἀναλαβὼν τὴν δύναμιν προῆγε διὰ τῆς Λυδίας, καὶ τὴν μὲν τῶν Σαρδιανῶν πόλιν καὶ τὰς ἀκροπόλεις, ἔτι δὲ τοὺς ἐν αὐταῖς θησαυρούς, παρέλαβε Μιθρίνους τοῦ σατράπου παραδόντος ἑκουσίως.
He himself, taking up his army, advanced through Lydia, and took over the city of the Sardians and its citadels, as well as the treasures in them, when Mithrines the satrap surrendered them voluntarily.