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	Porus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		King Porus, the Greek version of the Indian names Puru, Pururava, Purushotthama or Parvata, was the ruler of a Kingdom in Punjab located between the Jhelum and the Chenab (in Greek, the Hydaspes and the Acesines) rivers in the Punjab.
		Porus fought the battle of the Hydaspes River with Alexander in 326 BC.
		Porus was said to be "5 cubits tall", either the implausible 7½ ft (2.3 m) assuming an 18-inch cubit, or the more likely 6 ft (1.8 m) if a 14-inch Macedonian cubit was meant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porus (618 words)

	Porus - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Porus (Old Indian Puru) was king in the eastern Punjab, and was defeated in 326 BC by Alexander the Great.
		To Porus, the arrival of the westerners was a great threat: after all, it was obvious that Omphis would use his allies in a war against Paurava.
		Three years later, when Alexander was dead and the territories were divided by his successor Perdiccas, Porus was recognized as defender of the eastern border, under the supervision of the satrap Peithon of the Punjab.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /wcd/Porus (982 words)

	Porus
		Porus saw that his left wing chariots were outnumbered by the Macedonian cavalry and moved his right wing chariots to the left; at that moment, the Macedonian cavalry commander Coenus suddenly moved to the now undefended Indian right wing and encircled the enemy lines, attacking them in their rear.
		This meant that Porus was to be the leader of a border satrapy, an exceptionally important function.
		Three years later, when Alexander was dead and the territories were divided by his successor Perdiccas, Porus was recognized as defender of the eastern border (text), under the supervision of the satrap Peithon of the Punjab.
	www.livius.org /pn-po/porus/porus.htm (961 words)

	pothos.org - All about Alexander the Great (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Porus says Alexander's agression was uncalled for and therefore it is his duty to fight back.
		Porus says to Roxane that because of his promise to her to save Alexander, the world will forever remember Alexander as the winner and Porus as the loser.
		Porus, who does not bow to the foreign power no matter what the consequences are, is honourable and brave.
	www.pothos.org /alexander.asp?ParaID=72 (1339 words)

	Porus
		Porus, the Greek version of the Indian names Puru or Purshottam, was the ruler of a Kingdom that was located between what is now known as the Jhelum and the Chenab rivers (in Greek sources called Hydaspes and Acesines) in the Punjab.
		Porus was said to be "5 cubits tall", either the implausible 7½ ft (2.3 m) assuming an 18-inch cubit, or the more likely 6 ft (1.8 m) if a 14-inch Macedonian cubit was meant.
		Porus is supposed to have held the position of a Macedonian subordinate ruler until he was assassinated, sometime between 321 and 315 BC, by the Thracian Eudamus' agents after the death of Alexander (Diodorus Siculus).
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Alexander/Porus.html (320 words)

	History of the Macedonian People from Ancient times to the Present - Part VIII, by Risto Stefov
		Porus must have thought that Alexander's real aim was to break his army's morale and attack him when he was at his weakest.
		When Porus received news that his son was dead and that Alexander had crossed the river, he decided it was time to face him and marched his forces upstream to do battle.
		Porus chose a level, sandy plain for the battleground and positioned his infantry in a wide central front reinforced with elephants about 30 meters apart.
	www.maknews.com /html/articles/stefov/stefov25.html (8710 words)

	Battle of Hydaspes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Porus was powerful both as a man and as a king.
		Porus set up 200 war elephants, 100 feet apart and in the space between the elephants, but a little behind them, he placed his infantry.
		Alexander captured Porus, who had been wounded in the battle, and, like the other rulers he had defeated allowed him to continue governing his territory as his vassal.
	members.tripod.com /joseph_berrigan/id36.html (906 words)

	Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
		The inner layer of the invaginated arachnoid ("floss") is stretched between the porus and the medial side of the tumour and loses its normal anatomy, except anterior to facial and cochlear nerves where the arachnoid was not adherent to the tumour at Stage 2.
		The arachnoid fold seen near the porus between the tumour and the surgeon during surgery at Stage 3 and 4 is an artifact caused by retraction of the cerebellum.
		Consequently, the arachnoid on the lateral surface of the cerebellar hemisphere is stretched, causing the arachnoidal duplication around the lateral pole of the tumour near the porus with the invaginated arachnoid membrane and the stretched arachnoid membrane originally covering the lateral surface of the cerebellar hemisphere.
	www.bioline.org.br /request?jp02089 (3608 words)

	Porus - LoveToKnow 1911
		PORUS (4th century B.C.), an Indian prince, ruler of the country between the rivers Hydaspes and Acesines at the time of the invasion of Alexander the Great.
		In the battle on the banks of the Hydaspes he offered a desperate resistance, and Alexander, struck by his independent spirit, allowed him to retain his kingdom, which he increased by the addition of territory.
		From this time Porus was a loyal supporter of Alexander.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Porus (136 words)

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		Porus sent one of sons with a force of cavalry and chariots to contest this force.
		Porus’ son was killed and the remnants retreated towards Porus who was advancing with most of his army to face Alexander.
		Porus fought on till the bitter end, and only surrendered to Alexander once he was assured he would be treated as befits a King.
	www.ancientbattles.com /Historicon/Historicon2003_files/AlexDemoScenario/HConDemo.htm (1714 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : Stealing Zeus’s Thunder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		When Porus refused to submit to Alexander, Taxiles’s hopes were realized—for he was sure the Greeks would cross the Hydaspes and overcome Porus on their way to the world’s end.
		When he was finally alerted to Alexander’s unexpected deployment, Porus sent a son racing to meet the emergency with chariots and cavalry.
		Porus then advanced with his main force of elephants, archers, chariots, and cavalry.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/200503/stealing.zeus.s.thunder.htm (3895 words)

	Our Sister Parish - Our Lady of the Assumption - Porus, Jamaica
		Our sister parish, Our Lady of the Assumption, is located in Porus, located in the mountainous central region of the island about 10 miles from the Diocesan See of Mandeville on the road to Kingston.
		Patty Rossi, one of the Sisters serving in Porus, is a native of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.
		Although a few of our parishioners have traveled to Porus to visit and assist our sister parish, such opportunities are limited because neither the parish nor the diocese has the capacity to house volunteers.
	www.stpetersparish.com /OLTA.html (894 words)

	Alexander The Great's Battle at the River Jhelum
		As for Porus himself, Alexander was so impressed with him that Porus was not only allowed to live, but was generously rewarded.
		Porus, thinking that it may be just another ruse, sent a force consisting of 200 cavalry and 120 chariots.
		Porus took a large fleet to meet Alexander, and the forces that had remained at the camp with the "fake Alexander" attacked.
	www.richeast.org /htwm/Greeks/alex/alex.html (1522 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Porus: rich in commercial activities - Monday \| May 22, 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		While the authenticity of the story can never be proven, what is true is that Porus, south-east of Mandeville, has developed into a bustling community that has something to offer everyone.
		Porus has been blessed with several churches of varying denominations.
		The Porus Basic School and Porus Elementary School (now Porus Primary) have helped to nurture the minds of many Jamaicans who have excelled in various disciplines.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20000522/News/News1.html (333 words)

	A Concise History of India, Chapter 2
		Porus had a huge force of infantry and cavalry, and 200 war elephants, to repel the invader.
		Instead of waiting for Porus to come to him, Alexander took the initiative, leading his army across the river under cover of a thunderstorm.
		The battle with Porus was bad enough, and rumors came to them of even stronger armies awaiting them in the east.
	xenohistorian.faithweb.com /india/in02.html (3178 words)

	Livius Picture Archive: Hydaspes (Jhelum) - Pakistan
		Porus thought he'd have a chance, if only he could win time and keep the river, in Antiquity known as Hydaspes or Vitaçtâ, between his own army and that of his enemy.
		Porus was unable to prevent the Macedonians from crossing, and Alexander proceeded along the river, downstream, towards Porus' army.
		Seeing that his left wing chariots were outnumbered by the Macedonian cavalry, Porus moved his right wing chariots to the left; at that moment, Coenus moved to the now undefended Indian right wing and encircled the enemy lines, attacking them in the rear.
	www.livius.org /a/pakistan/jhelum/hydaspes.html (644 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner News - Tragic accident claims one on Porus main road - Saturday \| July 29, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		This Volkswagen was crushed in an accident on the Porus main road in Manchester on Wednesday.
		According to the Porus police, a Toyota Corona motor car travelling towards Clarendon and being driven by 22-year-old Mark Powell of Albert Town, Trelawny, got out of control after he applied the brakes to avoid hitting a Volkswagen motor car going in the opposite direction.
		The Volkswagen, a late 1970s model, was being driven by Lascelles Lewis of Porus.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20060729/news/news1.html (239 words)

	Alexander The Ordinary / Kublai/chengiz The Great? - History Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		My personal view is that Porus died in battle - the battle was a stalemate, and alexander had to skirt the territory of porus and go south, where again, the battle against the Mallis was a stalemate.
		They remembered how tough the battle with Porus was, and the thought of stronger kingdoms demoralized them/discouraged them and they refused to go on.
		POrus had a few elephants - and the thought of empires within having thousands of elephants shoo them up.
	www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=2524 (2286 words)

	Poro (Porus) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Indian King Porus, defeated and at first captured by Alexander, although he does not reveal his identity, is jealous of his beloved Cleophis.
		After a variety of intrigues, prompted largely by Alexander's treacherous general Timagenes, Porus and Cleophis are united, through the generosity of Alexander, who surrenders his own claims to her.
		The opera was revised for revival later in 1731 and again in 1736.
	www.naxos.com /mainsite/NewDesign/fintro.files/bintro.files/operas/Poro(Porus).htm (89 words)

	Porus High advance in daCosta Cup - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Porus High School booked one of the remaining four spots in the inter-zone round of the Pepsi/Sport Plus rural area daCosta Cup after Dermaine Thomas' second-half strike gave them a 1-0 win over Decarteret in a decisive Zone F match yesterday.
		Porus now join Bellefield from the group and will play in Group Three of the next phase alongside Munro College, Mile Gully and Lennon.
		Porus and Decarteret are now level on 19 points, but the former have a better goal difference, plus two outstanding games.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20041020T220000-0500_67995_OBS_PORUS_HIGH_ADVANCE_IN_DACOSTA_CUP.asp (170 words)

	Hydaspes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Porus finally decided to leave a small band of elephants in the camp and took the rest of his force to face Alexander.
		When Porus saw Alexander's cavalry he sent all of his own cavalry to meet them.
		Alexander ordered tha Porus be brought to him.Alexander wanted to gaze at the stately, seven foot tall figure.
	oncampus.richmond.edu /classics/students/brownie/hydaspes.htm (350 words)

	King Porus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		When Alexander approaches the borders of India, all of India's nobles but Porus flee for fear of facing the 'King of the World".
		Porus stands and fights, thrilled by the challenge, and Alex only narrowly beats him and his elephant cavalry.
		With his dying words, Porus gives Alex a speech about heroism.
	www.southwestern.edu /ACS/latin/team18/alex10.htm (87 words)

	Porus (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are two related mythological figures named Porus in classical literature.
		In Plato's Symposium, Porus, or Poros, was the personification of Plenty.
		This figure exists in Roman mythology as well, in which Porus is the personification of abundance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porus_(Greek_mythology) (119 words)

	Alexander the Great (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		We do not know what what in Alexander's mind, but most historians guess that he had no idea of the true size of the subcontinent and that he truly believed he need make only one more push to bring all the eastern world under his dominion.
		Two factors combined to bring Alexander's march to a halt: he began to realize that India was much bigger than he had thought, and a war with an Indian king named Porus showed that India would not fall easily to the Greeks.
		Alexander forced Porus into an alliance, a policy he had followed elsewhere.
	history.boisestate.edu /westciv/alexander/11.shtml (519 words)

	The magestic elephant
		As he battled with King Porus (King Puru from his actual name Purushottam = the noblest of all men) and defeated him, Alexander himself faced a defeat of his own.
		At the famous battle of Hydaspes in July 326 B.C., where Porus faced defeat from Alexander and injury from the numerous arrows, it was his elephant who saved his life.
		He was so overcome by Porus’ nobleness and greatness as a man that he cast a coin showing King Porus and his elephant alongside himself and his horse - only Porus and his elephant being shown in a size much bigger than his own.
	www.colorsofindia.com /indianelephant/majtic.htm (595 words)

	cyblogue by Chakra Yadavalli
		Porus was true to Indian traditions and did not kill the surrendered enemy.
		Alexander not only offered Porus to govern his own kingdom as satrap under himself but gave him also the additional territory of various independent tribes whom he had subdued.'' Porus emerged from his war with Alexander with his territory doubled and his gold stock augmented.
		But I guess Porus is lucky Hannibal Barca had his sights fixed on Rome, else it might have been elephant on elephant.
	jroller.com /page/cyblogue?entry=alexander_iii_the_ordinary (1311 words)

	Pakistan History - Pak History \| History of India \| History of South Asia - South Asian Muslims (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		He was enemy of Porus and wished to defeat Porus with the help of Alexander.
		Porus was true to Indus traditions and did not kill the surrendered enemy.
		And most of us have been taught in the school that Alexander defeated Porus and he wept because he had no more worlds to conquer, and that is what made him 'Alexander, The Great'.
	www.pakhistory.com /pakh/alexandertheordinary.php (665 words)

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