. 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 . ollowed a body of a thousand spearmen, the noblestand bravest of the Persians, holding their lances in the usualmanner ^—then came a thousand Persian horse, picked men—then ten thousand, picked also after the rest, and serving onfoot Of these last one thousand ca
. 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 . ollowed a body of a thousand spearmen, the noblestand bravest of the Persians, holding their lances in the usualmanner ^—then came a thousand Persian horse, picked men—then ten thousand, picked also after the rest, and serving onfoot Of these last one thousand carried spears with goldenpomegranates at their lower end instead of spikes; and theseencircled the other nine tliousand, Avho bore on their spearspomegranates of silver. The spearmen too Avho pointed theirlances towards the ground, had golden pomegranates; and thethousand Persians who followed close after Xerxes, had goldenapples.^ Behind the ten thousand footmen came a body ofPersian cavalry, likewise ten thousand; after which there wasagain a void space for as much as tvro furlongs; and then therest of the army followed in a confused crowd. 42. The march of the army, after leaving Lydia, was dh-ectedupon the river Caicus and the land of Mysia. Beyond the Caicusthe road, leaving Mount Cana upon the left, passed through the. reriilau Chariot (trom Icisiijolis). * That LS, with the ])oiiit iii)\var(l. These were protoably the Immoi-tals,Avho are spoken of in eh. 8H, and aicthere said to have served on foot. 2 Sec Athen. Deipn. xii. p. 514, the sculptures at Pcrsepolis, the spearmen, who evidently represent the *body-guard of the king, have the lower *extremity of their spears ornanieutedwitli a ball, which may be either anapple or a pomegranate. They beartheir speaiS erect. CiiAi>. 41-43. XERXES AT ?????. 35 Atarnean plain,^ to the city of Carina. Quitting this, the troopsadvanced across the plain of Theb^,^ passing Adraniyttium,and Antandrns, the Pelasgic city; then
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