The seven great monarchies of the ancient eastern world: or, The history, geography and antiquities of Chaldæa, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, and Sassanian or New Persian empire . hey constantly pre-cede upon his journeys.^^ The inferior spearmen of Sennacherib are armed nearly likethose of Sargon.^°^ They have crested helmets, plain tunicsconfined at the waist by a broad girdle, cross-belts ornamentedwith circular disks where they meet in the centre of the breast,and, most commonly, round wicker shields. The chief pointswherein they differ from Sargons spearmen are the following:t
The seven great monarchies of the ancient eastern world: or, The history, geography and antiquities of Chaldæa, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, and Sassanian or New Persian empire . hey constantly pre-cede upon his journeys.^^ The inferior spearmen of Sennacherib are armed nearly likethose of Sargon.^°^ They have crested helmets, plain tunicsconfined at the waist by a broad girdle, cross-belts ornamentedwith circular disks where they meet in the centre of the breast,and, most commonly, round wicker shields. The chief pointswherein they differ from Sargons spearmen are the following:they usually (though not universally) wear trousers andgreaves; they have sleeves to their tunics, which descendnearly to the elbow; and they carry sometimes, instead of theround shield, a long convex one arched at the top. [PI. XCIX.,Fig. 4.] Where they have not this defence, but the far com-moner targe, it is always of larger dimensions than the targeof Sargon, and is generally surrounded by a rim. [PI. XCIX.,Fig. 4. ] Sometimes it appears to be of metal; but more oftenit is of wickerwork, either of the plain construction commonin Sargons time, or of one considerably more Plate LXXIV Vol. I.
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