. 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 . No. No. III. Chap. 70-73. THE LIBYANS, PAPHLAGONIANS, ETC. 57 was iu most points like that of the Indians; but they wore upontheir heads the scalps of horses,•^ with the ears and maneattached; the ears were made to stand upright, and the maneserved as a cres
. 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 . No. No. III. Chap. 70-73. THE LIBYANS, PAPHLAGONIANS, ETC. 57 was iu most points like that of the Indians; but they wore upontheir heads the scalps of horses,•^ with the ears and maneattached; the ears were made to stand upright, and the maneserved as a crest. For shields this people made use of the skinsof cranes. 71. The Libyans wore a dress of leather,^ and carried javelinsmade hard in the fire. They had for commander Massages, theson of Oarizus. 72. The Paphlagonians went to the war with plaited helmets ^upon their heads, and carrying small shields and spears of nogreat size. They had also javelins and daggers, and ?vore ontheir feet the buskin of their country, which reached half ?vayup the shank. In the same fasliion were equipped the Ligyans,the Matienians, the Mariandynians, and the Syrians (or Cappa-docians, as they are called by the Persians^). The Paphla-gonians and Matienians were under the command of Dotus theson of Megasidrus ; while the Mariandynians, the Ligyans, andth
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