His artillery, his foot, and his elephants were all employed in turn or together; he allowed the garrison no rest.

Not content with directing the operations, he himself took part in the supreme struggle, exposing his own person freely to the enemy's weapons, and losing many of his attendants.

After the contest had lasted three continuous days from morn to night, fortune at last favored him.

One of the inner mounds, raised by the besieged behind their wall, suddenly gave way, involving its defenders in its fall, and at the same time filling up the entire space between the wall and the mound raised outside by the Persians.

A way into the town was thus laid open, and the besiegers instantly occupied it.