Sogdian Rock - Countess

Impregnable fortress, prepared for siege

Above a steep rock face rising high

Its summit deeply covered with snow

To capture it men would be able to fly

Many had taken refuge in this fortress

Including the lord’s daughters and wife

Oxyartes would not submit to Alexander

But the fortress was his last hope in life

Sogdian rock

With iron pegs and strong flaxen lines

Macedonians set out covered by night

Climbing the steepest part of the cliff

The summit was seized at first light

Enmy troops now on top of the rock

The defnders shocked by this sight

Without any more resistance they yielded

Further glory for Alexander in this fight

Sogdian rock