Kitap 15
3.6
Next to the Choaspes are the CopratasAb-Zal. and the Pasitigris, which has its source in the country of the Uxii. There is also the river Cyrus, which flows through Coele Persis,Hollow Persis. as it is called, near Pasargadae. The king changed his name, which was formerly Agradatus, to that of this river. Alexander crossed the AraxesBendamir. close to Persepolis. Persepolis was distinguished for the magnificence of the treasures which it contained. The Araxes flows out of the Paraetacene,The capital of Paraetacene is Ispahan. and receives the Medus,Probably the Ab-Kuren. which has its source in Media. These rivers run through a very fruitful valley, which, like Persepolis, lies close to Carmania and to the eastern parts of the country. Alexander burnt the palace at Persepolis, to avenge the Greeks, whose temples and cities the Persians had destroyed by fire and sword.
