Ipse tertia vigilia, silenti agmine ac ne tuba quidem dato signo, pergit ad demonstratum iter callium; tridui alimenta portare militem iusserat, leviter armatum.
Alexander himself, without even signaling with the trumpet and in the third watch, silently marched on the route that had been indicated through the paths. He had instructed the soldiers who were lightly armed to bring provisions for three days.