. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . THE 444 THE MEDES AND THE SECOND CHALDEAN EMPIRE have been aroused at the prospect of such rich booty, andperhaps he would have thought of appropriating it sooner,had he not been deterred from the attempt by his know-ledge of the superiority of the Greek fleets, and of the. WEIGHING SILPHIUM IN PRESENCE OF KING AKKESILAS. dangers attendant on a long and painful march over analmost desert country through disaffected tribes. Nowthat he could rely on the support of the Libyans, hehesitated no longer to run these risks. De
. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . THE 444 THE MEDES AND THE SECOND CHALDEAN EMPIRE have been aroused at the prospect of such rich booty, andperhaps he would have thought of appropriating it sooner,had he not been deterred from the attempt by his know-ledge of the superiority of the Greek fleets, and of the. WEIGHING SILPHIUM IN PRESENCE OF KING AKKESILAS. dangers attendant on a long and painful march over analmost desert country through disaffected tribes. Nowthat he could rely on the support of the Libyans, hehesitated no longer to run these risks. Deeming it Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from a photograph of the original in theCoin Eoom in the Bibliothfeque Nationals at Paris. The king hererepresented is Arkesilas II. the Bad. DEFEAT AT IRASA AND THE PALL OF APRIES 445 imprudent, with good reason, to employ his mercenary-troops against their own compatriots, Apries mobilised forhis encounter with Battos an army exclusively recruitedfrom among his native reserves. The troops set out full ofconfidence in themselves and of disdain for the enemy,dehghted moreover at an opportunity for at length con-vincing their kings of their error in preferring barbarianto native forces. But the engagement brought to noughtall their boastings. The Egyptians were defeated in thefirst encounter near Irasa, hard
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