Porus
Pōrus, i, m., = Πῶρος,
- a king of India, Curt. 8, 13 sq.; Claud. IV. Cons. Honor. 375; id. Laud. Stil. 1, 258; Sid. Carm. 2, 446.
3. Pōrus, ī, m. (Πῶρος), ein König in Indien, Curt. 8, 13 (42), 13 sqq.
3 Pōrus, (11) ī, m. (Πῶρος), roi indien, vaincu par Alexandre le Grand : Curt. 8, 13.
Porus
(Πῶρος). A king of the part of India lying east of the Hydaspes River. He was conquered by Alexander the Great in B.C. 327 in a very fiercely waged battle. Porus displayed great courage in the contest, and his reply to Alexander is justly celebrated. When Alexander asked him how, as a prisoner, he desired to be treated, he answered proudly, “Like a king.” On this, his conqueror restored his dominions and gave him additional territory. In 321 he was put to death by the Greek general Eudemus (Curt.viii. 14; Arrian, Anab. v. 18; Plut. Alex. 60).
Porus
Porus, king of India
- conquered by Alexander: Paus. 1.12.3