. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . iso. I. soldiers and sailors. (See figs. 14, 15,in No. V. woodcut in n. on Bk. ix. ) Scale and chain-armour were usedby many people, and even in the llomanarmy, as the monuments of the empire,and Latin writers sufficiently prove,whence Virgil speaks of Lori
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . iso. I. soldiers and sailors. (See figs. 14, 15,in No. V. woodcut in n. on Bk. ix. ) Scale and chain-armour were usedby many people, and even in the llomanarmy, as the monuments of the empire,and Latin writers sufficiently prove,whence Virgil speaks of Loricam con-sertam hamis auroque trilicem. ( 467), and thoraca indutus aheuishorrebat squamis. {Mn. xi. 467, ) They Avere also adopted by theAssyrians (as shown by Mr. Layard),and by the Persians. (Herodotus, No. II. Chap. 89. EGYPTIANS. 65 suited for a sea-fight, and with huge pole-axes. The greaterpart of theui wore breastplat(\s ; and all had long cutlasses.
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